U.S. Post Office and Federal Building
National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Post Office and Federal Building

Austin, Travis County, Texas
Listed
August 24, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
70000771

About this property

O. Henry Hall, formerly known as the U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, is a historic courthouse and post office in Austin, Texas, United States. It is located within the Sixth Street Historic District in Downtown Austin. O. Henry Hall serves as the administrative headquarters of the Texas State University System (TSUS), and until 2017 served as the University of Texas System headquarters.

Location

126 W. 6th St.
Austin, Travis County, Texas
30.26875, -97.74374

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 70000771. It was listed on August 24, 1970.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Paramount Theatre
Civil War
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Travis County Archaic Period Violence — Texas
1000Pre-Columbian
0.1 mi
Battle of Battle Creek (1838)
1840Early Republic
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was U.S. Post Office and Federal Building listed on the National Register?

U.S. Post Office and Federal Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1970.

What type of historic resource is U.S. Post Office and Federal Building?

U.S. Post Office and Federal Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for U.S. Post Office and Federal Building?

The period of significance for U.S. Post Office and Federal Building is recorded as the early_republic era.

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