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Austin History Center

Austin History Center, Faulk Building

512-974-7480
800 Guadalupe St.

During our phased reopening beginning on Thursday, October 9, 2025, Unboxing the Archive, and our Reading Room will be open to the public from 12 PM - 5 PM Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 12:00 pm-5:00 pm
Friday: 12:00 pm-5:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00 pm-5:00 pm

About Austin History Center

  • As the local history collection of the Austin Public Library, the Austin History Center (AHC) provides the public with information about the history, current events and activities of the City of Austin and Travis County.
  • The AHC collects and preserves information about local governments, businesses, residents, institutions and neighborhoods so that generations to come will have access to Austin’s rich history.
  • For more information about the AHC visit library.austintexas.gov/ahc.

Holiday Schedule

Holiday Schedule

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2025

Staff Development Day: 
Friday, December 12

Christmas: 
Wednesday & Thursday, December 24* & 25*

New Years Eve (all locations close at 5 PM):
Wednesday, December 31

2026

New Year’s Day:
Thursday, January 1*

* Dates are official City of Austin holidays.

Plan Your Visit

Plan Your Visit

The archives and Reading Room have moved to the John Henry Faulk building at 800 GuadaIupe. If you will be conducting research in the AHC Reading Room, please be aware of what you can expect.  You can also get a head start on some research from home.

The Austin History Center is on the 1, 3, 801, and 803 bus lines. If you drive to the AHC, you'll need to pay to park in a metered spot on a nearby street. Metered parking is free before noon on Saturdays and all day on Sundays.

Videos about the Austin History Center

Videos about the Austin History Center

The Austin History Center Archive

An introduction to archives produced in-house by Austin History Center staff.

 

Saving Austin's History

An Alpheus Media film for the Austin History Center/Austin History Center Association, 2014

 

Austin History Center - Behind the Scenes from Alpheus Media on Vimeo.

An Alpheus Media film for the Austin History Center/Austin History Center Association, 2015

 

Video Collections

To learn more about our video collections visit our Collections page. You can allso subscribe to our YouTube channel to see clips of videos from some of our collections