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Oliphant-Walker House
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National Register of Historic Places

Oliphant-Walker House

On the National Register since 199036 years
Modified L-PlanListed 1990Austin
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Oliphant-Walker House

Oliphant-Walker House, at 3900 Ave. C, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 16, 1990. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Modified L-Plan, as it does for 44 other Texas listings. It was listed as part of Hyde Park MPS. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Austin, Travis County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 8 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

3900 Ave. C, Austin · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Oliphant-Walker HouseStart here
  2. 2Rev. Henry M. and Jennie Sears HouseModified L-Plan · next door
  3. 3Charles P. Ledbetter HouseBungalow · next door
  4. 4Missouri, Kansas and Texas Land Co. HouseL-Plan · next door
  5. 5Hyde Park Presbyterian ChurchRectangular Plan Ecclesiastical Building · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BJames F. and Susie R. Parker HouseBungalow0.1 miBSmith-Marcuse-Lowry HouseQueen Anne · Built 18940.1 miBBaker SchoolBuilding0.1 miBW. T. and Clotilde V. Williams HouseTudor Revival0.2 miBPeter and Clotilde Shipe Mansbendel HouseTudor Revival0.2 miDShadow Lawn Historic DistrictTudor Revival0.3 miBHildreth-Flanagan-Heierman HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBPage-Gilbert HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBFrank M. and Annie G. Covert HouseModified L-Plan0.3 miBCommercial Building at 4113 Guadalupe StreetOne-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBState Lunatic AsylumItalianate · Built 18610.3 miDHyde Park Historic DistrictBungalow0.4 miBAlice H. Robbins HouseShotgun0.4 miBArthur N. and Jane Y. McCallum HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBF. T. and Belle Ramsey HouseL-Plan0.5 miBRobert H. and Edith Ethel McCauley HouseTudor Revival0.5 miBBluebonnet Tourist CampTourist Camp · Built 19280.5 mi
More like it

Modified L-Plan style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Modified L-Plan.

Rev. Henry M. and Jennie Sears House0 mi away
Frank M. and Annie G. Covert House0.3 mi away
Connelly-Yerwood House2.2 mi away

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Questions about Oliphant-Walker House

Is Oliphant-Walker House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 16, 1990 (Register number 90001177).

Is Oliphant-Walker House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Texas State Capitol, 2 miles away.

Can you visit Oliphant-Walker House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Oliphant-Walker House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 8 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40970352 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.