Hyde Park sits just north of the University of Texas, from 38th Street to 45th Street between Guadalupe and Duval streets. Platted in 1891 as a streetcar suburb, it is one of Austin's eight local historic districts. Single-family homes make up about 95% of the built environment, and bungalows are the most common house type.
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Hyde Park at a glance | |
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Location | 38th St. (south), 45th St. (north), Guadalupe St. (west), Duval St. (east) |
ZIP code | 78751 |
City or jurisdiction | City of Austin, Council District 9 |
County | Travis County |
School district | Austin ISD |
HOA or association | Hyde Park Neighborhood Association (HPNA) |
Special districts | Hyde Park Local Historic District; Hyde Park NCCD; North Hyde Park NCCD (north of 45th) |
The Hyde Park Addition was filed with Travis County on Jan. 3, 1891, and Monroe Shipe's Austin Rapid Transit Railway ran its first electric trolley from Congress Avenue to Hyde Park that February.
Additions followed, from Hyde Park Addition No. 2 (1892) and Hyde Park Annex (1898) to Ridgetop Annex (1910), Oakland Square (1918), Shadow Lawn (1922) and the Hegman Subdivision (1925). The biggest building boom ran from 1924 to 1935. The earliest houses are mostly Queen Anne and Classical Revival, later ones are transitional houses and bungalows, and Shadow Lawn has late-1920s and 1930s cottage bungalows with Tudor Revival detailing in masonry veneer.
Landmarks include the Queen Anne Oliphant-Walker House at 3900 Avenue C, Elisabet Ney's 1892 studio Formosa, Avenue B Grocery (built 1909), Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, Fire Station 9 (1929) and the Speedway moonlight tower, first lit in 1895.
The Hyde Park Neighborhood Association was founded in fall 1974, but most rules here come from the City. The Hyde Park Local Historic District, designated in December 2010, covers most of Hyde Park south of 45th Street: about 186 acres and 640 properties, with a period of significance of 1892 to 1960. Exterior changes to contributing properties need review (routine maintenance and in-kind repair excepted), and new standalone construction needs Historic Landmark Commission approval under the district's design standards.
The local district incorporates two National Register districts, Hyde Park (1990, 138.5 acres) and Shadow Lawn (1990), where Commission review of projects is non-binding. The Hyde Park NCCD, adopted Jan. 31, 2002, sets a 30-foot height limit, bars garages on building fronts and keeps most lots SF-3. North of 45th Street, the North Hyde Park NCCD took effect Aug. 29, 2005.
Albert's Take
Standout: One of Austin's eight local historic districts, platted in 1891 as a streetcar suburb, with a grid of lettered avenues lined with bungalows.
Nearby: The University of Texas is just south, and the 38th Street edge is the northern end of the planned light-rail line on Guadalupe.
Setting: The 39th Street curve that traces the 1875 to 1884 State Fair horse track, a moonlight tower on Speedway and a free, rebuilt 1934 pool at Shipe Park.
Homes: Late-19th-century Queen Anne and Classical Revival houses, bungalows from the 1924 to 1935 boom, and Tudor-detailed cottages in Shadow Lawn.
Selling here: Know whether your house is a contributing property in the local district before you list, since that sets the review a buyer's exterior plans will face.
Shops and restaurants cluster on Duval Street to the east, Speedway through the middle and Guadalupe to the west. At 43rd and Speedway, the post office closed in 2021, and in 2023 a small grocery and coffee bar, a French bistro and a bookstore opened in the building.
Hyde Park Marketplace, at 4101 Guadalupe, opened in August 1994 in a renovated 1927 building. Just south of 38th Street, Wheatsville Co-op plans to close its Guadalupe store by the end of 2026, citing light-rail construction.
Hyde Park is in Austin ISD. The schools named for the neighborhood are Lee Elementary, Kealing Middle and McCallum High, and in the 2026-27 feeder chart Lee feeds Kealing, which feeds McCallum among other high schools.
The board approved closing 10 schools in November 2025. Starting in 2026-27, Lee Elementary no longer has sixth grade, and Martin Middle closed, with 61% of its students reassigned to Kealing. Phase 2 districtwide boundary changes are expected to go to a vote in 2027 for fall 2028 and could include more closures.
Confirm zoning for the exact address with the district before you buy.
Guadalupe and Duval frame the neighborhood, with Speedway, 38th Street and 45th Street as the other main streets. MetroRapid 801 and 803 stop at Guadalupe and 31st Street, and the Hyde Park stop at Guadalupe and W. 39th is served by Routes 1, 335, 481 and 990.
Project Connect light rail will run on Guadalupe from 38th Street to downtown, then on East Riverside and South Congress to Oltorf.
If you already own here, confirm whether your house is a contributing property, gather any past Historic Landmark Commission approvals and permits, and have protected trees measured before you price in an addition.
Current Hyde Park homes for sale appear below.
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Just north of the University of Texas, from 38th Street to 45th Street between Guadalupe and Duval, in ZIP code 78751 and City Council District 9.
Yes. The Hyde Park Local Historic District, designated in 2010, covers most of the neighborhood south of 45th Street.
Austin ISD's Lee Elementary, Kealing Middle and McCallum High are the schools named for the neighborhood. Confirm zoning with the district for any address.
The neighborhood group is the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association; ask it directly about membership and dues. Most building rules come from the historic district, the NCCD and any recorded deed restrictions on the lot. Deed restrictions control in practice when they're stricter than zoning.
Inside the local district, exterior changes to contributing properties need review, and new standalone buildings need Historic Landmark Commission approval. The NCCD also caps height at 30 feet.
Sources: City of Austin, Austin ISD, CapMetro, Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, Tribeza, Axios Austin, KEDT, KUT, Community Impact, Austin Chronicle, Austin Monitor, Wikipedia. Albert Allen, REALTOR®, Compass RE Texas, LLC. Information is believed reliable but not guaranteed.
7,761 people live in Hyde Park, where the median age is 33 and the average individual income is $60,078. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Hyde Park, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including SugaPlump Pastries, Chocolate Makers Studio, and Marla's Kitchen.
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| Dining · $$ | 0.15 miles | 19 reviews | 4.4/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.15 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.21 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.25 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining · $ | 0.62 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 0.23 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.57 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.62 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.15 miles | 2 reviews | 4.5/5 stars | |
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Hyde Park has 4,497 households, with an average household size of 2. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Hyde Park do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 7,761 people call Hyde Park home. The population density is 10,965 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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