National Historic Landmark · San Marcos, Texas

Main Building, Southwest Texas Normal School

A listed building in San Marcos, Texas in the Gothic Revival style. Added to the National Register in 1983, and a National Historic Landmark.

Main Building, Southwest Texas Normal School
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressOld Main St., Southwest Texas State University campus, San Marcos, TX
CountyHays County
ListedAug 26, 1983
Reference number83004505
StyleGothic Revival
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetOld Main St., Southwest Texas State University campus
Coordinates29.88941, -97.93897 · Directions ↗

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Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 83004505. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.