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List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas

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This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.^[1] There are 50 current and one former NHLs in Texas.^[2]

Current National Historic Landmarks in Texas[edit]

The landmarks in Texas are distributed across 29 of the 254 counties in the state. Nine of the sites are in Bexar County.

Key

[Note 1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated[Note 2]	Location	County	Description
1	Alamo	More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000808)	San Antonio 29°25′34″N 98°29′10″W / 29.426058°N 98.486084°W / 29.426058; -98.486084 (Alamo)	Bexar	Former mission and fortress compound; now a museum; built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century; later used as a fortress in the 19th century; scene of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo
2	Apollo Mission Control Center	More images	October 3, 1985 (#85002815)	Houston 29°33′23″N 95°05′18″W / 29.556471°N 95.088460°W / 29.556471; -95.088460 (Apollo Mission Control Center)	Harris	NASA control center
3†	Bastrop State Park	More images	September 25, 1997 (#97001242)	Bastrop 30°06′39″N 97°16′25″W / 30.110833°N 97.273611°W / 30.110833; -97.273611 (Bastrop State Park)	Bastrop	This park was designed in the 1930s as a showcase of Civilian Conservation Corps work. Its facilities were designed by CCC architect Herbert Maier.
4†	Dealey Plaza Historic District	More images	October 12, 1993 (#93001607)	Dallas 32°46′43″N 96°48′30″W / 32.778611°N 96.808333°W / 32.778611; -96.808333 (Dealey Plaza Historic District)	Dallas	Site of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
5†	East End Historic District	More images	May 11, 1976 (#75001979)	Galveston 29°18′16″N 94°46′58″W / 29.304444°N 94.782778°W / 29.304444; -94.782778 (East End Historic District)	Galveston	Galveston's East End was where the city elite built a number of elaborate mansions.
6	ELISSA (Bark)	More images	December 14, 1990 (#78002930)	Galveston 29°20′00″N 94°46′39″W / 29.333255°N 94.777452°W / 29.333255; -94.777452 (ELISSA (Bark))	Galveston	Tall ship launched in 1877
7	Espada Aqueduct	More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000809)	San Antonio 29°19′57″N 98°27′41″W / 29.332523°N 98.461469°W / 29.332523; -98.461469 (Espada Aqueduct)	Bexar	Built by Franciscan friars in 1731 to supply irrigation water to the lands near Mission San Francisco de la Espada
8†	Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings	More images	September 24, 1986 (#86003488)	Dallas 32°46′55″N 96°45′56″W / 32.781944°N 96.765556°W / 32.781944; -96.765556 (Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings)	Dallas	Surviving Art Deco buildings from the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition.
9	Fort Belknap	More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000824)	Newcastle 33°09′03″N 98°44′28″W / 33.150775°N 98.741211°W / 33.150775; -98.741211 (Fort Belknap)	Young	Key frontier post of the 1850s; now a museum.
10†	Fort Brown	More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000811)	Brownsville 25°53′54″N 97°29′32″W / 25.898333°N 97.492222°W / 25.898333; -97.492222 (Fort Brown)	Cameron	Military post of the United States Army in Texas during the latter half of 19th century and the early part of the 20th century
11†	Fort Concho	More images	July 4, 1961 (#66000823)	San Angelo 31°27′10″N 100°25′45″W / 31.452778°N 100.429167°W / 31.452778; -100.429167 (Fort Concho)	Tom Green	Established as U.S. Army post in 1867; deactivated 1889; comprises most of the original fort
12§	Fort Davis	More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000045)	Fort Davis 30°35′45″N 103°55′33″W / 30.595833°N 103.925833°W / 30.595833; -103.925833 (Fort Davis)	Jeff Davis	From 1854 to 1891 Fort Davis protected migrants, mail coaches, and freight wagons, and controlled the southern stem of the Great Comanche War Trail and Mescalero Apache war trails.
13	Fort Richardson	More images	November 27, 1963 (#66000816)	Jacksboro 33°12′29″N 98°09′53″W / 33.208056°N 98.164722°W / 33.208056; -98.164722 (Fort Richardson)	Jack	This Texas frontier fort was established in 1867 and abandoned in 1878. It was renovated and reopened as a state park in 1973.
14	Fort Sam Houston	More images	May 15, 1975 (#75001950)	San Antonio 29°28′35″N 98°25′51″W / 29.476255°N 98.43083°W / 29.476255; -98.43083 (Fort Sam Houston)	Bexar	Since the 1870s this facility has served as a major military base for the southern United States. It housed Geronimo following his capture, and has been used as the launching point for a variety of military operations.
15	John Nance Garner House	More images	December 8, 1976 (#76002074)	Uvalde 29°12′44″N 99°47′31″W / 29.212152°N 99.791837°W / 29.212152; -99.791837 (John Nance Garner House)	Uvalde	Home of John Nance Garner, vice president under Franklin Delano Roosevelt
16	Governor's Mansion	More images	December 2, 1974 (#70000896)	Austin 30°16′20″N 97°44′34″W / 30.272318°N 97.742708°W / 30.272318; -97.742708 (Governor's Mansion)	Travis	First designated Texas historic landmark, damaged by arson June 8, 2008
17	HA. 19 (Midget Submarine)	More images	June 30, 1989 (#89001428)	Fredericksburg 30°16′20″N 98°52′06″W / 30.272222°N 98.868333°W / 30.272222; -98.868333 (HA. 19 (Midget Submarine))	Gillespie	Historic I.J.N. Ko-hyoteki class midget submarine; part of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; grounded and captured
18	Hangar 9, Brooks Air Force Base	More images	December 8, 1976 (#70000895)	San Antonio 29°20′32″N 98°26′37″W / 29.342129°N 98.443645°W / 29.342129; -98.443645 (Hangar 9, Brooks Air Force Base)	Bexar	Only surviving hangar of 16 built at Brooks Air Force Base (now Brooks City-Base) in 1918. Now a special events venue.
19	Harrell site	Upload image	July 19, 1964 (#66000825)	South Bend	Young	A late prehistoric Plains Indian archeological site.
20	Highland Park Shopping Village	More images	February 16, 2000 (#97001393)	Highland Park 32°50′09″N 96°48′20″W / 32.835833°N 96.805556°W / 32.835833; -96.805556 (Highland Park Shopping Village)	Dallas	Second shopping mall constructed in the U.S.; opened in 1931, and still in operation
21	Hueco Tanks	More images	January 13, 2021 (#100006241)	East of El Paso 31°55′13″N 106°02′19″W / 31.9203°N 106.0386°W / 31.9203; -106.0386 (Hueco Tanks)	El Paso	State Historic Site (TPWD)
22†	J A Ranch	More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000807)	Amarillo 34°49′00″N 101°11′17″W / 34.816667°N 101.188056°W / 34.816667; -101.188056 (J A Ranch)	Armstrong	Founded by John George Adair and Charles Goodnight, this is still one of the largest ranches in the Texas Panhandle, and remains in the hands of Adair descendants.
23#	Lyndon Baines Johnson Boyhood Home	More images	May 23, 1966 (#69000202)	Johnson City 30°14′27″N 98°37′27″W / 30.240833°N 98.624167°W / 30.240833; -98.624167 (Lyndon Baines Johnson Boyhood Home)	Blanco	Boyhood home of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson lived here from the age of five until his high school graduation in 1924.
24†	King Ranch	More images	November 5, 1961 (#66000820)	Kingsville 27°31′07″N 97°55′01″W / 27.518611°N 97.916944°W / 27.518611; -97.916944 (King Ranch)	Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, and Willacy	Founded in 1853, this is the largest ranch in the United States; it is larger than Rhode Island.
25	Landergin Mesa	Upload image	July 19, 1964 (#66000821)	Vega	Oldham	This is a major Panhandle culture archeological site.
26	USS Lexington	More images	July 19, 2003 (#03001043)	Corpus Christi 27°48′54″N 97°23′19″W / 27.815°N 97.388611°W / 27.815; -97.388611 (USS Lexington)	Nueces	This Essex-class aircraft carrier, known as "The Blue Ghost", was the fifth United States Naval ship named in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington. After service in the Second World War and the Cold War, it is now a museum ship.
27	Lower Pecos Canyonlands Archeological District	More images	January 13, 2021 (#100006256)	Lower Pecos River watershed area Coordinates missing	Val Verde	Thirty-five mostly discontiguous rock art and other archeological sites; also listed in part in several other NRHP listings in Val Verde County, including Seminole Canyon Archeological District, Lower Pecos Canyon Archeological District, Mile Canyon, and the Rattlesnake Canyon Site.
28	Lubbock Lake Site	More images	December 22, 1977 (#71000948)	Lubbock 33°37′19″N 101°53′23″W / 33.621944°N 101.889722°W / 33.621944; -101.889722 (Lubbock Lake Site)	Lubbock	This major archeological site includes evidence from as far back as 10,000BC. The public can view ongoing archeological work at the site.
29	Lucas Gusher, Spindletop Oil Field	More images	November 13, 1966 (#66000818)	Beaumont 30°01′09″N 94°04′26″W / 30.019167°N 94.073889°W / 30.019167; -94.073889 (Lucas Gusher, Spindletop Oil Field) 30°01′09″N 94°04′26″W / 30.019167°N 94.073889°W / 30.019167; -94.073889 (Lucas Gusher, Spindletop Oil Field)	Jefferson	The Spindletop Oil Field was in 1901 where the first major oil gusher of the Texas Oil Boom was discovered.
30	Majestic Theatre	More images	April 19, 1993 (#75001952)	San Antonio 29°25′35″N 98°29′27″W / 29.426460°N 98.490713°W / 29.426460; -98.490713 (Majestic Theatre)	Bexar	This 1929 theater is the largest in Texas and the second largest in the United States.
31	Mission Concepcion	More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000740)	San Antonio 29°23′27″N 98°29′34″W / 29.390888°N 98.492760°W / 29.390888; -98.492760 (Mission Concepcion)	Bexar	Part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, this 1731 Spanish mission was also the site of the 1831 Battle of Concepción, and early action in the Texas Revolution.
32	Jose Antonio Navarro House Complex	More images	December 23, 2016 (#100000830)	San Antonio 29°25′22″N 98°29′49″W / 29.422778°N 98.496944°W / 29.422778; -98.496944 (Jose Antonio Navarro House Complex)	Bexar	Home of Tejano rights advocate José Antonio Navarro, one of only two native-born Texans to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence.
33	Palmito Ranch Battlefield	More images	September 25, 1997 (#93000266)	Brownsville 25°56′48″N 97°17′07″W / 25.946667°N 97.285278°W / 25.946667; -97.285278 (Palmito Ranch Battlefield)	Cameron	Site of the 1865 Battle of Palmito Ranch, the last major engagement of the American Civil War.
34#	Palo Alto Battlefield	More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000812)	Brownsville 26°01′17″N 97°28′50″W / 26.021389°N 97.480556°W / 26.021389; -97.480556 (Palo Alto Battlefield)	Cameron	Site of the 1846 Battle of Palo Alto, a precipitating event of the Mexican–American War.
35	Plainview Site	Upload image	January 20, 1961 (#66000814)	Plainview	Hale	A major archeological site known for Plainview point spear tips.
36	Walter C. Porter Farm	More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000819)	Terrell 32°46′40″N 96°16′28″W / 32.777778°N 96.274444°W / 32.777778; -96.274444 (Walter C. Porter Farm)	Kaufman	Part of this farm was used as an experimental agricultural farm in the early 20th century. Successful experiments here led to the establishment of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Extension Service.
37	Presidio Nuestra Senora De Loreto De La Bahia	More images	December 24, 1967 (#67000024)	Goliad 28°38′48″N 97°22′54″W / 28.646667°N 97.381667°W / 28.646667; -97.381667 (Presidio Nuestra Senora De Loreto De La Bahia)	Goliad	Chapel and former fortress compound; now a museum; built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century; also used as a fortress in the 19th century; scene of the 1836 Battle of Goliad and Goliad Massacre
38†	Randolph Field Historic District	More images	August 7, 2001 (#96000753)	San Antonio 29°31′56″N 98°16′48″W / 29.532222°N 98.28°W / 29.532222; -98.28 (Randolph Field Historic District)	Bexar	The historic core of Randolph Air Force Base, this area was established in the 1920s as a training field for military aviators.
39	Samuel T. Rayburn House	More images	May 11, 1976 (#72001361)	Bonham 33°34′05″N 96°12′26″W / 33.567967°N 96.207174°W / 33.567967; -96.207174 (Samuel T. Rayburn House)	Fannin	Longtime home of United States Speaker of the House Samuel T. Rayburn
40	Resaca De La Palma Battlefield	More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000813)	Brownsville 25°56′15″N 97°29′10″W / 25.9375°N 97.486111°W / 25.9375; -97.486111 (Resaca De La Palma Battlefield)	Cameron	Site of the 1846 Battle of Resaca de La Palma, fought early in the Mexican–American War.
41	Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center		December 11, 2023 (#100009831)	Socorro 31°39′41″N 106°15′59″W / 31.6613°N 106.2663°W / 31.6613; -106.2663 (Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center)	El Paso
42†	Roma Historic District	More images	November 4, 1993 (#72001371)	Roma 26°24′22″N 99°01′05″W / 26.406111°N 99.018056°W / 26.406111; -99.018056 (Roma Historic District)	Starr	A well-preserved 19th century Rio Grande border town.
43	San Jacinto Battlefield	More images	December 19, 1960 (#66000815)	Houston 29°44′56″N 95°04′49″W / 29.748889°N 95.080278°W / 29.748889; -95.080278 (San Jacinto Battlefield)	Harris	Site of the decisive Battle of San Jacinto, securing the independence of Texas from Mexico.
44	Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Chambers A and B	More images	October 3, 1985 (#85002810)	Houston 29°33′32″N 95°05′17″W / 29.559003°N 95.0881°W / 29.559003; -95.0881 (Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Chambers A and B)	Harris	This laboratory for testing equipment in space-like environments has been in use since 1965.
45	Spanish Governor's Palace	More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000741)	San Antonio 29°25′30″N 98°29′40″W / 29.425082°N 98.494570°W / 29.425082; -98.494570 (Spanish Governor's Palace)	Bexar	This early Spanish colonial house was home to aristocratic leaders of the Spanish Texas, and is now a city museum.
46†	Strand Historic District	More images	May 11, 1976 (#70000748)	Galveston 29°18′23″N 94°47′37″W / 29.306389°N 94.793611°W / 29.306389; -94.793611 (Strand Historic District)	Galveston	The Victorian downtown of Galveston.
47	USS TEXAS	More images	December 8, 1976 (#76002039)	Houston 29°45′15″N 95°05′22″W / 29.754217°N 95.089499°W / 29.754217; -95.089499 (USS TEXAS)	Harris	After seeing action in the First and Second World Wars, this ship was the first United States Navy battleship to become a museum, and the first to be named a National Historic Landmark.
48	Texas State Capitol	More images	June 23, 1986 (#70000770)	Austin 30°16′22″N 97°44′28″W / 30.272734°N 97.741078°W / 30.272734; -97.741078 (Texas State Capitol)	Travis	The seat of Texas government, construction on this Italian Renaissance Revival building began in the 1870s.
49	Trevino-Uribe Rancho	More images	August 5, 1998 (#73002342)	San Ygnacio 27°02′42″N 99°26′36″W / 27.045°N 99.443333°W / 27.045; -99.443333 (Trevino-Uribe Rancho)	Zapata	Fortified house built c. 1830, shortly after San Ygnacio's founding.
50	Woodland	More images	May 30, 1974 (#74002097)	Huntsville 30°42′53″N 95°33′10″W / 30.714722°N 95.552778°W / 30.714722; -95.552778 (Woodland)	Walker	This modest house was the home of Texas leader Sam Houston in the 1840s and 1850s.

Notes

Former National Historic Landmark in Texas[edit]

	Landmark name	Image	Date of designation	Date of withdrawal	Locality	County	Description
1	USS Cabot (CVL-28)		June 21, 1990 (90000334)	August 7, 2001	Brownsville	Cameron	The Cabot was the last remaining of nine former Independence-class light aircraft carriers built in late 1943. War correspondent Ernie Pyle dubbed her the "Iron Maiden" as she served in nearly every major Pacific battle of WW II during her service without repair stops earning her nine battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. She would later be transferred to the Spanish Navy where she would serve from 1967 to 1989 as the SNS Dédalo. She was later purchased by preservation interests and returned to the U.S. first at New Orleans and then moored at Brownsville in 1997. As fund-raising efforts for her rehabilitation were ultimately unsuccessful, she was scrapped for salvage in 2000.[3]

See also[edit]

• List of National Historic Landmarks by state
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas
• History of Texas
• List of areas in the United States National Park System
• List of National Natural Landmarks in Texas

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Historic Landmarks in Texas.

• "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior. November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
• National Historic Landmarks Program at the National Park Service
• National Park Service listings of National Historic Landmarks