Texas Historical Commission

Not to be confused with Texas State Historical Association.
Texas Historical Commission
Texas Historical Commission seal
Texas Historical Commission logo
Agency overview
Formed1953
HeadquartersAustin, Texas, United States
Employees175
Websitethc.texas.gov
Carrington-Covert House
Luther Hall
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Elrose Building
Christianson-Leberman Building

The Texas Historical Commission is an agency dedicated to historic preservation within the U.S. state of Texas. It administers the National Register of Historic Places for sites in Texas.

The commission also identifies Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHL) and recognizes them with Official Texas Historical Marker (OTHM) medallions and descriptive plaques. The commission identifies State Archeological Landmarks and Historic Texas Cemeteries. A quarterly publication, The Medallion, is published by the agency and includes news and advice about preservation projects, Texas' historic sites, and heritage tourism opportunities.[1] The agency also maintains the online Texas Historic Sites Atlas featuring more than 300,000 site records, including data on Official Texas Historical Markers and National Register of Historic Places properties in Texas.[2]

The commission has main offices in the Capitol Complex in downtown Austin; the complex includes the Carrington-Covert House, Luther Hall, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Elrose Building, and the Christianson-Leberman Building.

  1. ^ "The Medallion". www.thc.texas.gov. Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". www.thc.state.tx.us. Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)