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This list of African American Historic Places in Texas is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers.

Contents: Counties in Texas with African American Historic Places 
Bastrop - Bell - Bexar - Brazos - Dallas - DeWitt - Ellis - Houston - Hudspeth - Limestone - Nacogdoches - Terrell - Tom Green - Travis - Victoria - Williamson

Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as part of larger historic district. Several of the sites are National Historic Landmarks (NRL). Others have Texas historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.

Sixth Street Austin
Sixth Street Historic District, Austin, Texas

Bastrop County

  • Bastrop
    • Jennie Brooks House
    • Kerr Community Center
    • Beverly and Lula Kerr House
    • Kohler-McPhaul House
    • Harriet and Charlie McNeil House
    • Ploeger-Kerr-White House (HM)
Kerr community center 2008
Kerr Community Center

Bell County

  • Texas
    • Mount Zion United Methodist Church (NR)

Bexar County

Brazos County

  • Bryan
    • E.A. Kemp House (HM)

Dallas County

DeWitt County

  • Cuero
    • E.A. Daule House, Cuero
    • Macedonia Baptist Church (HM)

Ellis County

  • Waxahachie
    • Building at 441 East Main,
    • Building at 500-502 East Main
    • Joshua Chapel A.M.E. Church

Harris County

Houston County

Hudspeth County

  • Sierra Blanca
    • Archeological Site No. 41 HZ 227 Possible military encampment for the 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers.
    • Archeological Site No. 41 HZ 228 Possible military cemetery for the 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers.
    • Archeological Site No. 41 HZ 439 Possible military encampment for the 10th Cavalry

Limestone County

  • Texas
    • Booker T. Washington Emancipation Proclamation Park (HM)

Nacogdoches County

Newton County, Texas

Terrell County

  • Dryden
    • Bullis' Camp Site Possible encampment of Lt. Bullis’ Black-Seminole Indiana scouts.(NR)

Tom Green County

Travis County

Victoria County

Williamson County

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