The San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic District is an amalgamation of residential and commercial sites. 197 contributing properties and 50 non-contributing properties were taken into consideration when evaluating the area for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and also for the Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHL). The more than a century of economic growth and business/tourist development beginning in the mid-19th century is reflected in the city's architecture.
The commercial buildings showcase a wide variety of architectural styles and movements. Among the prominent architects who were involved in designing this area of San Antonio were Atlee Ayres, Alfred Giles, James Riely Gordon, Robert H.H. Hugman, Herbert M. Greene, Adams & Adams (Carleton W. Adams and his uncle Carl C. Adams) and Millard Sheets.
Listed below are 37 properties denoted as significant to the designation of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas. Four of the properties are also included on La Villita historic district. The 214-acre geographical boundaries covered by this NRHP designation are the San Antonio River Walk and surrounding blocks, bounded by Cameron, Augusta, Sixth, Bonham, losoya and Tolle Place.
+ San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic DistrictPropertyImageAddressNRHPRTHLNotes (Old) Alamo National Bank Building314 / 316 E Commerce St. (Old) Alamo National Bank Bldg. 1984.101807 Alamo National Bank Building105 S. St. Mary's St1046455Aztec Theater and Building104 N St. Marys St. 101332Barr Building213 Broadway 104134Otto Bombach House 231 S Alamo St. 101625(La Villita) 1972 – Built by German immigrant Bombach in the mid-19th century. Acquired and restored by the San Antonio Conservation Society. Brady Building. – Empire Theater200 / 204 E Houston St. 103857Built in 1913 as a vaudeville venue, and currently dba the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre. Builders Exchange Building 152 E Pecan103832Burns Building401 E Houston St.104123Calcasieu Building202–214 Broadway104149 Central Trust Company Building603 Navarro St. 1061705City Public Service Company Building 201 N St. Marys St. 103841Cos House 503 Villita St.1016285029001072(La Villita) Home of Mexican general Martín Perfecto de Cos, who therein signed the Articles of Capitulation on Dec. 9, 1835, ending the Siege of Béxar.511 Villita St. 101627(La Villita) Built ca.1840 by Jeremiah Yellott Dashiell, one of the physicians who built Louisville Medical College in Kentucky. First National Bank Building239 E Commerce St. 1972 1013635Garcia-Garza House214 W Salinas 101734Gunter Hotel205 E Houston St103872Havana Apts. 1015 Navarro St. 1150388Henshaw House515 Villita St. 101626Formerly Martinez house, (La Villita) 1972 The Fig Tree Restaurant operated for a number of years at this address. Robert E Lee Hotel111 W Travis St.101211 Majestic Theatre 224 E Houston St. 1038615029005972Also a National Historic LandmarkMaverick Building606 N. Presa/400 E Houston St. 104056 ; Maverick-Carter House 119 Taylor103953Milam Building 2014115 E Travis101393The St. Anthony Hotel300 E Travis St. Hotel St.104033Built in 1909 by affluent cattlemen, as a luxury hotel for wealthy tourists.St. Mark's Episcopal Church315 E Pecan104030 A 5029005056Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor and Lyndon B. Johnson were married at St. Mark's by Rev. Arthur R. McKinstry on November 17, 1934.San Antonio Casino Club Building102 W Crockett St. 1390085029000752Built by German immigrants in 1854, and chartered in 1857, notable guests included Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.San Antonio Drug Company432 W Market St 101255San Antonio Loan and Trust Building235 E Commerce St.101338San Antonio Municipal Auditorium100 Auditorium Cir.1179658Scottish Rite Cathedral308 Avenue E1042145029004612Smith-Young Tower 310 S St. Marys St. 110964 Staacke Brothers Building309 E Commerce St.101679 A5029005085Stevens Building315 E Commerce St. 84006145029005116 Thiele House and Thiele Cottage 411 E 6th St. 104287 5029005461Designed by architect J. Riely Gordon for German immigrant August Thiele. Toltec Apartments131 Taylor103954 5507017893 Traveler's Hotel 220 Broadway104152220Ursuline Academy 300 Augusta Street102071 5029003828
See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas
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