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Official historic sites of the state of Texas may be under the supervision of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) or the Texas Historical Commission (THC).

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Sites with multiple historic designations are colored according to their highest designation within the following hierarchy.

Hash-tagNational Historic Landmark (NHL)
daggerNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
double-daggerNRHP Historic District (HD)
⁂NRHP HD contributing property
State Antiquities Landmark
⁑Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Historic site Image Location Nearest city County Coordinates Supervising agency Notes
Acton State Historic Site Acton state historic site 2009.jpg FM 167 Acton Hood 32°26′25″N 97°41′5″W / 32.44028°N 97.68472°W / 32.44028; -97.68472 (Acton State Historic Site) THC
Battleship Texas State Historic SiteHash-tagdagger USS Texas (7675046238).jpg
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3523 Independence Pkwy S. LaPorte Harris 29°45′21″N 95°5′23″W / 29.75583°N 95.08972°W / 29.75583; -95.08972 (Battleship Texas State Historic Site) TPWD
Bush Family Home State Historic Site 1412 W. Ohio St. Midland Midland 32°0′2″N 102°5′24″W / 32.00056°N 102.09000°W / 32.00056; -102.09000 THC
Caddo Mounds State Historic Sitedagger Caddo Mound Site TX.jpg
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1649 W. SH 21 Alto Cherokee 31°35′47″N 95°8′55″W / 31.59639°N 95.14861°W / 31.59639; -95.14861 (Caddo Mounds State Historic Site) THC
Casa Navarro State Historic SiteHash-tagdagger⁕⁑ Casa Navarro State Historic Site in 2009.jpg 228 S. Laredo St. San Antonio Bexar 29°25′23″N 98°29′51″W / 29.42306°N 98.49750°W / 29.42306; -98.49750 (Casa Navarro State Historic Site) THC
Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Sitedagger Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site in 2009.jpg
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1738 FM 2705 Mexia Limestone 31°38′1″N 96°33′26″W / 31.63361°N 96.55722°W / 31.63361; -96.55722 (Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site) THC
Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Sitedagger Birth home of former U.S. General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Denison, Texas LCCN2015631176.tif
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609 S. Lamar Ave. Denison Grayson 33°44′59″N 96°32′3″W / 33.74972°N 96.53417°W / 33.74972; -96.53417 (Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site) THC
Fannin Battleground State Historic Sitedouble-dagger Fannin Battleground State Historic Site in 2009.jpg 734 FM 2506 Fannin Goliad 28°41′11″N 97°14′2″W / 28.68639°N 97.23389°W / 28.68639; -97.23389 (Fannin Battleground State Historic Site) THC
Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site⁂⁕ Fanthorp inn texas 2008.jpg
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579 S. Main St. Anderson Grimes 30°28′59″N 95°59′2″W / 30.48306°N 95.98389°W / 30.48306; -95.98389 (Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site) THC Part of Anderson Historic District
Fort Griffin State Historic Sitedagger 0011FortGriffinTxAdminBuilding.jpg
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1701 N. US 283 Albany Jones 32°55′11″N 99°13′45″W / 32.91972°N 99.22917°W / 32.91972; -99.22917 (Fort Griffin State Historic Site) THC
Fort Lancaster State Historic Sitedagger Fort Lancaster State Park Barracks.JPG
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629 Ft. Lancaster Rd. Sheffield Pecos 30°39′34″N 101°41′36″W / 30.65944°N 101.69333°W / 30.65944; -101.69333 (Fort Lancaster State Historic Site) THC
Fort Leaton State Historic Sitedagger A portion of Fort Leaton, a Texas State Historic Site, on the edge of Presidio, along the Rio Grande River in Brewster County, Texas LCCN2014630294.tif
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FM 170 E. Presidio Presidio 29°32′33″N 104°19′37″W / 29.54250°N 104.32694°W / 29.54250; -104.32694 (Fort Leaton State Historic Site) TPWD
Fort McKavett State Historic Sitedouble-dagger Fort McKavett State Historic Site.jpg
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7066 FM 864 Fort McKavett Menard 30°49′28″N 100°6′38″W / 30.82444°N 100.11056°W / 30.82444; -100.11056 (Fort McKavett State Historic Site) THC
Fort Richardson State Park and Historic SiteHash-tagdagger⁕⁑ Fort Richardson.JPG
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228 Park Road 61 Jacksboro Jack 33°12′22″N 98°9′25″W / 33.20611°N 98.15694°W / 33.20611; -98.15694 (Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site) TPWD
French Legation State Historic Sitedagger⁕⁑ French legation 2011 802 San Marcos St. Austin Travis 30°16′01″N 97°43′56″W / 30.26694°N 97.73222°W / 30.26694; -97.73222 (French Legation State Historic Site) THC
Fulton Mansion State Historic Sitedagger⁕⁑ Fulton mansion 2006.jpg
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317 S. Fulton Beach Rd. Rockport Aransas 28°3′25″N 97°2′7″W / 28.05694°N 97.03528°W / 28.05694; -97.03528 (Fulton Mansion State Historic Site) THC
Goliad State Park and Historic Sitedouble-dagger⁕⁑ Goliad sp custodians house.jpg
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108 Park Road 6 Goliad Goliad 28°39′23″N 97°23′7″W / 28.65639°N 97.38528°W / 28.65639; -97.38528 (Goliad State Park and Historic Site) TPWD
Goodnight Ranch State Historic Sitedagger Charles Goodnight Ranch House 4989 CR 25 Goodnight Armstrong 35°1′50″N 101°10′59″W / 35.03056°N 101.18306°W / 35.03056; -101.18306 (Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site) THC
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Sitedagger One of the "tanks" at Hueco Tanks State Historic Site near El Paso in El Paso County, Texas LCCN2014631159.tif
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6900 Hueco Tanks Road No. 1 El Paso El Paso 31°55′2″N 106°2′38″W / 31.91722°N 106.04389°W / 31.91722; -106.04389 (Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site) TPWD
Landmark Inn State Historic Sitedagger⁕⁑ Landmark Inn 2016.jpg
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402 E. Florence St. Castroville Medina 29°21′18″N 98°52′29″W / 29.35500°N 98.87472°W / 29.35500; -98.87472 (Landmark Inn State Historic Site) THC
Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site 7234 FM 521 Brazoria Brazoria 28°59′57″N 95°38′54″W / 28.99917°N 95.64833°W / 28.99917; -95.64833 (Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site) THC
Lipantitlan State Historic Site Upload image Lipantitlan Park Rd. Orange Grove Nueces 27°57′53″N 97°49′4″W / 27.96472°N 97.81778°W / 27.96472; -97.81778 (Lipantitlan State Historic Site) THC
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Sitedouble-dagger A statue of President Lyndon B. Johnson on the Texas State Parks' portion of the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall in the Texas Hill Country LCCN2014633794.tif
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Park Road 52 Stonewall Gillespie 30°14′16″N 98°37′35″W / 30.23778°N 98.62639°W / 30.23778; -98.62639 (Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site) TPWD
Magoffin Home State Historic Sitedagger⁂⁕⁑ Magoffin home 2009.jpg
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1120 Magoffin Ave. El Paso El Paso 31°45′46″N 106°28′39″W / 31.76278°N 106.47750°W / 31.76278; -106.47750 (Magoffin Home State Historic Site) THC Part of Magoffin Historic District
Mission Dolores State Historic Sitedagger Mission Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Ais Site (1 of 1).jpg 701 S. Broadway St. San Augustine San Augustine 31°31′27″N 94°6′49″W / 31.52417°N 94.11361°W / 31.52417; -94.11361 (Mission Dolores State Historic Site) THC
Mission Rosario State Historic Sitedagger Mission Rosario Ruins US 59 Goliad Goliad 28°38′44″N 97°26′23″W / 28.64556°N 97.43972°W / 28.64556; -97.43972 (Mission Rosario State Historic Site) TPWD
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sitesdagger Kreische brewery remains.jpg
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414 Loop 92 La Grange Fayette 29°53′20″N 96°52′31″W / 29.88889°N 96.87528°W / 29.88889; -96.87528 (Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites) THC
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340 E. Main St. Fredericksburg Gillespie 30°16′19″N 98°52′2″W / 30.27194°N 98.86722°W / 30.27194; -98.86722 (National Museum of the Pacific War) THC
Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Sitedagger Port Isabel Texas Lighthouse.jpg
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421 E. Queen Isabella Blvd. Port Isabel Cameron 26°4′41″N 97°12′26″W / 26.07806°N 97.20722°W / 26.07806; -97.20722 (Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site) THC
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site.jpg 6100 Dowling Rd. Port Arthur Jefferson 29°43′43″N 93°52′30″W / 29.72861°N 93.87500°W / 29.72861; -93.87500 (Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site) THC
Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Sitedagger⁕⁑ Paris July 2015 56 (Sam Bell Maxey House).jpg
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812 S. Church St. Paris Lamar 33°39′14″N 95°33′17″W / 33.65389°N 95.55472°W / 33.65389; -95.55472 (Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site) THC
Sam Rayburn House State Historic SiteHash-tagdagger Sam Rayburn House Museum in 2009.jpg 890 W. SH 56 Bonham Fannin 33°34′10″N 96°12′27″W / 33.56944°N 96.20750°W / 33.56944; -96.20750 (Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site) THC
San Felipe de Austin State Historic Sitedouble-dagger San felipe de austin shs 2007.jpg
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15945 FM 1458 San Felipe Austin 29°48′25″N 96°5′51″W / 29.80694°N 96.09750°W / 29.80694; -96.09750 (San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site) THC
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic SiteHash-tagdagger San Jacinto Battle Monument From the Texans Camp.jpg
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3523 Independence Pkwy S. LaPorte Harris 29°44′18″N 95°4′41″W / 29.73833°N 95.07806°W / 29.73833; -95.07806 (San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site) THC
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Sitedouble-dagger Seminole Canyon Park6.JPG
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US 90 Comstock Val Verde 29°42′0″N 101°18′47″W / 29.70000°N 101.31306°W / 29.70000; -101.31306 (Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site) TPWD
Starr Family Home State Historic Sitedagger Marshall October 2016 17 (Starr Family Home).jpg
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407 W. Travis St. Marshall Harrison 32°32′30″N 94°22′15″W / 32.54167°N 94.37083°W / 32.54167; -94.37083 (Starr Family Home State Historic Site) THC
Varner–Hogg Plantation State Historic Sitedagger⁕⁑ VarnerHoggHouse (1 of 1).jpg
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1702 N. 13th St. West Columbia Brazoria 29°9′45″N 95°38′28″W / 29.16250°N 95.64111°W / 29.16250; -95.64111 (Varner–Hogg Plantation State Historic Site) THC
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site Washington on the Brazos Monument.jpg
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23400 Park Road 12 Washington Washington 30°19′25″N 96°9′17″W / 30.32361°N 96.15472°W / 30.32361; -96.15472 (Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site) THC
Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site House where General Zaragoza was born IMG 0998.JPG Calle Cinco de Mayo at Lopez Rd. Goliad Goliad 28°38′50″N 97°22′59″W / 28.64722°N 97.38306°W / 28.64722; -97.38306 (Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site) TPWD
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