{"nrhp_refnum":"92000889","name":"Central Christian Church","other_names":["Christian Church of Austin"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1110 Guadalupe St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.27462513200004,"lon":-97.74439616599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-07-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A masonry church complex at 1110 Guadalupe Street in downtown Austin, Texas, west of the State Capitol, built 1928-29 in Romanesque Revival style. It has a basilica-plan sanctuary, an education building and a connecting arcaded wing.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a masterful example of early 20th century design and craftsmanship under Criterion C, at the state level. It reflects Beaux-Arts planning applied to Italian Romanesque and Byzantine sources, the joint work of architects Robert Leon White and Samuel Charles Phelps Vosper. It also retains an exceptional level of integrity.","narrative":"Central Christian Church is a buff brick church complex on Guadalupe Street, a short distance west of the Texas State Capitol in Austin. Built in 1928-29 for a congregation that began meeting in 1847, it combines a basilica-plan sanctuary, a three-story education building and a connecting wing with an arcade and an unfinished campanile. Polychrome brickwork, cast stone, glazed tile and red tile roofs give the exterior its Italian Romanesque character, while the interior has art glass, stenciled wood trusses and Byzantine-style column capitals. Architects Robert Leon White and Samuel Charles Phelps Vosper designed it together, with Ralph Cameron as associate architect and R.F. Johnson as contractor. White contributed historical accuracy, and Vosper brought inventive ornament. Its cost was about $200,000, and it was dedicated in November 1929. It was recognized for architecture at the state level because of its balanced design, fine craftsmanship and remarkably intact condition, with only minor changes to flooring, organ pipes and the community room.","period_of_significance":"1929","architect_builder":"White, Robert Leon; Vosper, Samuel Charles Phelps","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility; alterations described as minimal, with exceptional integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.890516-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/77/9736/40973677/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000889.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000889/d32e0df2fc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000889/d32e0df2fc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_christian_austin_2006.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_christian_austin_2006.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973677","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Christian_Church_(Austin,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q303648"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/central-christian-church-92000889/"}