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On March 11, 1884, while in San Antonio on business, Fisher came into contact with his old friend Ben Thompson, also visiting town on business. Thompson was still very unpopular in San Antonio after the death of Harris. A feud over that killing had been brewing since between Thompson and friends of Harris, to include Joe Foster. King Fisher ...
Ruiz House: San Antonio: 1750 Mission San Jose: San Antonio: 1768–1782 Part of the San Antonio Missions; listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Zambrano House: San Antonio: 1780 One of the oldest residence in the city. It was built by Macario Zambrano whose most well known son, Juan Manuel, put down the 1811 Casas Revolt. Dolores Aldrete ...
The David J. and May Bock Woodward House is a historic house in the Alta Vista district of the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1994. [3] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas on February 16, 1996. [4]
The house, built in adobe brick, was originally located at 904 South Presa Street. [3] William Sydney Porter, better known as O. Henry, lived in San Antonio from 1883 to 1885 after being accused of embezzlement at his job at a bank in Austin. [4] In San Antonio, he founded a humorous magazine he named Rolling Stone. [4]
The carriage house predated the main house and all other structures on the property. Built in 1875, the frame and stone carriage house was restored in 1976–77. [8] The servants quarters was erected in 1877 and restored in 1983–84. [9] The one-story brick structure known as the river house once contained San Antonio's first natatorium. [10]
Fisher House, or variations ... San Marcos, Texas, listed on the NRHP; David Fisher House, Heber City, Utah; Albert Fisher Mansion and Carriage House, Salt Lake City ...
The King William Historic District of San Antonio, Texas was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas on January 20, 1972. [1] The area was originally used as farm acreage by the Spanish priests of the Misión San Antonio de Valero, and eventually parceled off for the local indigenous peoples of the area. [2]
Main and Military Plazas Historic District is a historic district in San Antonio, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a boundary increase in 2019. [1] The area encompasses the old Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, [2] where the Spanish troops and the military governor of Texas were stationed. [3]