Texas - Bexar County - Historic Districts
Bexar County Texas (Historic Districts) has 28 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Alamo Plaza Historic District, Fort Sam Houston, Mission Parkway, Quadrangle, The and Randolph Field Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include German Settlement, Native American, Spanish, Archaic, Post Archaic and Mid 19th Century Industrial dating back to 10999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Bexar County historic places including Garrisn, Maj. William Henry, Jr., Maj. Frank D. Lackland, George Madison Maverick and Ryall Luther White.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bexar County places including Bradon,Ed, & Co., William E. & Phineas J. Davis, Jules Poinsard, Daniel Frome, George A. Williams, Quartermaster Corps, Dionicio Rodriguez, W.E. Simpson, Edwards and Southern Pacific Railroad. Prominent architectural styles found in Bexar Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial.

Alamo Plaza Historic District (added 1977 - - #77001425)
Also known as See Also:Alamo, The
Roughly bounded by S. Broadway, Commerce, Bonham and Travis Sts. , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Military, Community Planning And Development, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Post Office, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Museum, Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Blue Star Street Industrial Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000627)
Also known as Blue Star Arts Complex
1432 S. Alamo St. , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Processing Site, Rail-Related, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Professional
Brackenridge Park (added 2011 - - #11000513)
Roughly bounded by Hildebrand Ave., Broadway & Ave. B, Josephine St., US 281, River Rd., Alpine Dr., N. St. Mary's, San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Art, Conservation, Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 11000-12999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Bungalow Colony Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000627)
Also known as 100 Area, Kelly Air Force BAse, Bungalow Colony
Roughly bounded by Duncan Dr., Crockett Dr., Walker Rd. and Robins Dr. , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Williams, George A.
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Lackland, Maj. Frank D., Garrisn, Maj. William Henry, Jr.
Significant Year:
1926, 1920, 1942
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Air Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Fort Sam Houston (added 1975 - - #75001950)
Also known as Port of San Antonio
N edge of San Antonio , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Military Facility
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (added 2016 - - #16000065)
San Antonio, San Antonio
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-2000 AD
Kelly Field Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000626)
Also known as 1600/1700 Area, Kelly Air Force Base
Roughly encompassing the 1600 abd 1700 Areas of Kelly AFB , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Quartermaster Corps
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Air Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
King William Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001349)
Also known as See Also:Bonham, James Butler, Elementary School
Roughly bounded by Durango, Alamo, Guenther Sts. and the San Antonio River , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
La Villita Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001350)
Bounded by Durango, Navarro, Alamo Sts. and San Antonio River , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Organizational, Single Dwelling
Lavaca Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000773)
Roughly bounded by S. Alamo St., S. Presa St., alley bet. Camargo St., Callahan Ave., Labor St., and Garfield Alley , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Fire Station, Government Office, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Main and Military Plazas Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002914)
Also known as See Also:70000741;75001956;75001949;77001426;75001956
Roughly bounded by San Antonio River, E. Nueva, Laredo, and Houston Sts. , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Late Victorian, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military, Commerce, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Spanish Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Museum, Religious Structure
Maverick--Altgelt Ranch and Fenstermaker-Fromme Farm (added 1979 - - #79002915)
Also known as 41 BX 493;41 BX 494;41 BX 495;41 BX 496;41 BX 497;41 BX 498;
Address Restricted , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis,William E. & Phineas J., Frome,Daniel
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Art, Politics/Government, Prehistoric, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Social History, Agriculture, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
German Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Camp, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Merchants Ice and Cold Storage Company (added 2002 - - #02001060)
1305 E. Houston St. , San Antonio
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Simpson, W.E.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Communications Facility
Miraflores Park (added 2006 - - #04001176)
Also known as Miraflores Alumni Park
800 Hildebrand , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rodriguez, Dionicio
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Park, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Mission Parkway (added 1975 - - #75001953)
Also known as See Also:Espada Aqueduct;San Jose Mission National Historic
Along San Antonio River , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial, Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Military, Art, Architecture, Religion, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American, Spanish
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Monte Vista Residential Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001421)
Roughly bounded by Hildebrand, Stadium, N. St. Mary's, Asby, and San Pedro Sts. , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Presnall--Watson Homestead (added 2012 - - #12000192)
Address Restricted, San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
7500-7999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Quadrangle, The (added 1974 - - #74002059)
Grayson St., Fort Sam Houston , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Government, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility, Plaza, Public Works
Current Function:
Defense, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Military Facility, Plaza, Public Works
Randolph Field Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000753)
Also known as Base Administration Building
Randolph Air Force Base, off Pat Booker Rd., 18 NE of San Antonio , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Air Facility
San Antonio City Cemeteries Historic District, Old (added 2000 - - #00000772)
Also known as Eastside Cemetery Historic District
Roughly bounded by Nevada, New Braunfels, Paso Hondo, Palmetto, Potomac, St. James, Pine, E. Commerce, Dakota, Monumenta, San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Art
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Funerary
San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002128)
Roughly bounded by Camaron, Augusta, 6th, Bonham, Losoya, and Tolie Place, San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Skyscraper, Early-Mid 19th Century, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1939-1941 AD, 1854-1970 AD
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (added 1978 - - #78003147)
Also known as See Also:Yturri-Edmunds House
Mission and Espada Rds. and San Jose Dr. , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial, Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Commerce, Military, Architecture, Religion, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Source of the River District (added 1978 - - #78002894)
Also known as Incarnate Word College;41BX289;41BX282;41BX283;41BX284;41BX2
Address Restricted , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Poinsard,Jules
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Post Archaic, Mid 19th Century Industrial
Period of Significance:
9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Village Site, Water Works
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Camp, College, Single Dwelling
South Alamo Street-South Mary's Street Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000026)
Also known as King William Neighborhood;See Also:Alamo Methodist Church;Ja
Bounded by the San Antonio River, S. Alamo, S. St. Mary's, and Temple Sts. , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Southern Pacific Depot Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002917)
Also known as St. Paul Square Historic District;See Also:Southern Pacific
Roughly bounded by Crockett, Chestnut, Galveston, and Cherry Sts. , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Southern Pacific Railroad
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Classical Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Industry, Commerce, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Rail-Related
Stations of the Cross and Grotto at the Shrine of St. Anthony de Padua (added 2004 - - #04001170)
100 Peter Baque Rd. , San Antonio
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rodriguez, Dionicio
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Trinity University Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002471)
Roughly bounded by East Hildebrand, East Mulberry, and Bushnell Avenues, Stadium Drive, Kings Court, Ledge, Shook, San Antonio
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Period of Significance:
1952-1979 AD
White, R.L., Ranch (added 2008 - - #08000474)
18744 Bandera Rd. E. , Helotes
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Edwards
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Other
Historic Person:
White, Ryall Luther
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related, Animal Facility, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage, Water Works
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Air-Related, Animal Facility, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage, Water Works
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