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The building was a product of the Federal Public Works programs enacted to relieve widespread unemployment during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Its construction accomplished several goals—generating employment, housing all federal agencies in a single building, and streamlining San Antonio's quickly expanding postal needs.
Architecture in Texas, 1895–1945 is a 1993 book written by Jay C. Henry and published by the University of Texas Press.Kenneth Breisch of the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians described the book as "a thorough analysis of building styles in the state from 1895 to 1945."
The architecture of the U.S. state of Texas comes from a wide variety of sources. Many of the state's buildings reflect Texas' Spanish and Mexican roots; in addition, there is considerable influence from mostly the American South as well as the Southwest. Rapid economic growth since the mid twentieth century has led to a wide variety of ...
A committee set up by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 issued "Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture". Towards improving design of federal buildings in the United States, "the committee recommended architecture that would convey the 'dignity, enterprise, vigor, and stability of the American Government.'
The building functioned as the state's land office building until 1917 (60 years) when the agency moved to a larger building across the street. From 1919 until 1988 (70 years) the building housed museums run by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas on the second floor, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy on the first floor.
Post office buildings in Texas (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Buildings of the United States government in Texas" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Buildings of the United States government in Texas (1 C, 18 P) C. City halls in Texas (1 C, 8 P) Courthouses in Texas (2 C, 17 P) F. Fire stations in Texas (1 C, 2 P) J.
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Texas (19 P) Streamline Moderne architecture in Texas (4 P) T. Tudor Revival architecture in Texas (10 P) V.