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Paramount Theatre
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National Register of Historic Places

Paramount Theatre

On the National Register since 197650 years
Neo-Classical RevivalListed 1976Austin
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About Paramount Theatre

Paramount Theatre, at 713 Congress Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 23, 1976. The Register lists it for its architecture and performing arts, at the local level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical Revival, as it does for 25 other Texas listings. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater and movie theater in Austin, 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 · 49 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

713 Congress Ave., Austin · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Paramount TheatreStart here
  2. 2Driskill HotelRomanesque Revival · Built 1886 · next door
  3. 3Congress Avenue Historic DistrictVictorian · next door
  4. 4U.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingRenaissance Revival · next door
  5. 5Teachers State Association of Texas BuildingModern Movement · next door
Around it

39 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSt. David's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.1 miBAustin US CourthouseModerne · Built 19360.1 miBMillett Opera HouseClassical0.1 miBSouthwestern Telegraph and Telephone BuildingRomanesque Revival0.2 miDSixth Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 miBFederal Office BuildingNew Formalism0.2 miBSt. Mary's CathedralGothic · Built 18720.2 miBHenry Hirshfeld House and CottageVictorian0.2 miB1918 State Office Building and 1933 State Highway BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miBOld BakeryBuilt 18760.2 miBWilliam Sidney Porter HouseEastlake0.3 miBAustin Central Fire Station #1Moderne · Built 19380.3 miBBrown Building2-Part Vertical Block0.3 miDBremond Block Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 miBAustin Central LibraryBuilding0.3 miBRoyal Arch Masonic LodgeBeaux Arts0.3 miBAustin Public LibraryItalian Renaissance0.3 miStMoonlight TowersBuilt 18940.3 mi
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BOld Land Office BuildingRundbogenstil · Built 18570.3 miStWooldridge ParkClassical Revival0.3 mi★Governor's MansionGreek Revival · Built 18540.3 miBHofheintz-Reissig StoreBuilding0.4 miBJ. P. Schneider StoreVictorian0.4 miBGilfillan HouseBuilding0.4 miBBoardman-Webb-Bugg HouseVictorian0.4 miBNorwood BuildingSkyscraper0.4 miBBrizendine HouseBuilding0.4 miBAustin Daily Tribune BuildingModerne0.4 miBGoodman BuildingVictorian0.4 miBCentral Christian ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 19290.4 mi★Texas State CapitolRenaissance · Built 18850.4 miBJohn Hancock HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBAustin Fire Drill TowerBuilding0.5 miStThird Street Railroad TrestleBuilt 19220.5 miBGeorge W. Sampson HouseHigh Victorian Italianate0.5 miBTucker Apartment HouseBuilding0.5 miDWest Downtown Austin Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBWestgate TowerSkyscraper0.5 miBWahrenberger HouseClassical Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Paramount Theatre

Is Paramount Theatre on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 23, 1976 (Register number 76002072).

Is Paramount Theatre a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Governor's Mansion, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Paramount Theatre?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Paramount Theatre?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 49 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 40973777 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.