Texas Historical Commission

Texas Historical Commission is a government office in Travis, Texas which is located on Colorado Street. Texas Historical Commission is situated nearby to the building Carrington–Covert House, as well as near Gethsemane Lutheran Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Texas State Capitol and Carrington–Covert House.

Texas State Capitol

Government building

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The Texas State Capitol is the capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the structure houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas. Texas State Capitol is situated 1,200 feet south of Texas Historical Commission.

Carrington–Covert House

Building

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The Carrington–Covert House is a historic building in downtown Austin, Texas that serves as headquarters of the Texas Historical Commission. Built between 1855 and 1857, it is one of the few surviving pre-Civil War structures in the city.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church

Church

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Gethsemane Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church in downtown Austin, Texas. It is designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with the neighboring Luther Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Austin and UT and the Drag.

Austin

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Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.