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State Lunatic Asylum
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National Register of Historic Places

State Lunatic Asylum

Also known as Administrative Building,Austin State Hospital

On the National Register since 198739 years
ItalianateListed 1987Austin
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About State Lunatic Asylum

State Lunatic Asylum, at 4110 Guadalupe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 4, 1987. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the national level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 72 other Texas listings. The listing covers 3.7 acres.

What it isHistoric place 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 · 72 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1861 to today

  1. 1861Built
  2. 1987Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 39 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

4110 Guadalupe, Austin · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1State Lunatic AsylumStart here
  2. 2Commercial Building at 4113 Guadalupe StreetOne-Part Commercial Block · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Baker SchoolBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Hyde Park Presbyterian ChurchRectangular Plan Ecclesiastical Building · next door
  5. 5Missouri, Kansas and Texas Land Co. HouseL-Plan · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BOliphant-Walker HouseModified L-Plan0.3 miBCharles P. Ledbetter HouseBungalow0.3 miBSmith-Marcuse-Lowry HouseQueen Anne · Built 18940.3 miBAlice H. Robbins HouseShotgun0.3 miBF. T. and Belle Ramsey HouseL-Plan0.3 miBRobert H. and Edith Ethel McCauley HouseTudor Revival0.3 miBBluebonnet Tourist CampTourist Camp · Built 19280.3 miBRev. Henry M. and Jennie Sears HouseModified L-Plan0.4 miBJames F. and Susie R. Parker HouseBungalow0.4 miDHyde Park Historic DistrictBungalow0.4 miBW. T. and Clotilde V. Williams HouseTudor Revival0.5 miBPeter and Clotilde Shipe Mansbendel HouseTudor Revival0.5 miBFrank M. and Annie G. Covert HouseModified L-Plan0.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Fischer House2.4 mi away
West Line Historic District2.4 mi away
A. J. Jernigan House2.6 mi away
Raymond-Morley House2.7 mi away

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Questions about State Lunatic Asylum

Is State Lunatic Asylum on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 4, 1987 (Register number 87002115).

Is State Lunatic Asylum a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Texas State Capitol, 2.3 miles away.

Can you visit State Lunatic Asylum?

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 State Lunatic Asylum?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 72 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 40973773 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.