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Westgate Tower
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National Register of Historic Places

Westgate Tower

On the National Register since 201016 years
SkyscraperListed 2010Austin
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Westgate Tower

Westgate Tower, at 1122 Colorado St, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 12, 2010. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Skyscraper, as it does for 17 other Texas listings. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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 · 94 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1122 Colorado St, Austin · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Westgate TowerStart here
  2. 2John Hancock HouseGreek Revival · next door
  3. 3Goodman BuildingVictorian · next door
  4. 4Austin Daily Tribune BuildingModerne · next door
  5. 5Central Christian ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 1929 · next door
Around it

46 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWahrenberger HouseClassical Revival0.1 miBDelta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters BuildingInternational Style · Built 19560.1 miBSmith-Clark and Smith-Bickler HousesVictorian0.1 mi★Governor's MansionGreek Revival · Built 18540.2 miBNorwood BuildingSkyscraper0.2 miBBrizendine HouseBuilding0.2 miBTucker Apartment HouseBuilding0.2 mi★Texas State CapitolRenaissance · Built 18850.2 miBCarrington-Covert HouseBuilding0.2 miBLittlefield HouseBuilding0.2 miBSt. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding0.2 miBRoyal Arch Masonic LodgeBeaux Arts0.3 miBHenry Hirshfeld House and CottageVictorian0.3 miBAustin Public LibraryItalian Renaissance0.3 miStMoonlight TowersBuilt 18940.3 miB1918 State Office Building and 1933 State Highway BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBOld BakeryBuilt 18760.3 miBOld Land Office BuildingRundbogenstil · Built 18570.3 mi
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StWooldridge ParkClassical Revival0.3 miBGeorge W. Sampson HouseHigh Victorian Italianate0.3 miDWest Downtown Austin Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBGethsemane Lutheran ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBGethsemane Lutheran Church and Luther Hall (Boundary Increase)Moderne Movement0.3 miBBertram BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBBrown Building2-Part Vertical Block0.4 miBAustin US CourthouseModerne · Built 19360.4 miDBremond Block Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBMillett Opera HouseClassical0.4 miBSt. Mary's CathedralGothic · Built 18720.4 miBAustin Central LibraryBuilding0.4 miBGilfillan HouseBuilding0.4 miBBoardman-Webb-Bugg HouseVictorian0.4 miBFischer HouseItalianate0.4 miBFannie Moss Miller HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBScholz GartenBuilding0.4 miBDaniel H. and William T. Caswell HousesChateauesque0.4 miBCambridge TowerBuilt 19650.4 miBWesthillGreek Revival0.4 miDCongress Avenue Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBU.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingRenaissance Revival0.5 miBTeachers State Association of Texas BuildingModern Movement0.5 miBParamount TheatreNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBFederal Office BuildingNew Formalism0.5 miBRobinson-Macken HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBGranger House and the PerchRanch Style0.5 miBGoodall Wooten HouseBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Westgate Tower

Is Westgate Tower on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 12, 2010 (Register number 10000820).

Is Westgate Tower a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Governor's Mansion, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Westgate Tower?

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 Westgate Tower?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 94 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 40973799 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.