National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), Bexar County

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

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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

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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

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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