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A Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA) is the organization's annual event to raise funds for historic preservation within the city. The Conservation Society partners with the city to purchase and restore historic structures. The organization also awards restoration-rehabilitation grants to individuals and organizations.
A Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA) is a four-evening block party at La Villita downtown. Fiesta in Blue is another annual event, featuring the USAF Band of the West. Two evenings of concerts are put on in downtown San Antonio featuring classical, jazz, and rock/popular music. Music offered includes Tejano, jazz, mariachi, rock, big band ...
San Antonio grew to become the largest Spanish settlement in Texas. After the failure of Spanish missions to the north of the city, San Antonio became the farthest northeastern extension of the Hispanic culture of the Valley of Mexico. The city was for most of its history the capital of the Spanish, later Mexican, province of Tejas.
The San Antonio Conservation Society (SACS) acquired the property in 1942 and did a restoration. Between 1953 and 1974, SACS used it as their headquarters. Eventually, SACS moved their headquarters to the Anton Wulff House, and used the Dashiell house as the operational office for A Night in Old San Antonio. [4]
Recent excavations unearthed artifacts presumably from the 1813 Battle of Medina south of San Antonio.
Part of San Jose Mission National Historic Site, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park 58: John S. Harrison House: John S. Harrison House: June 29, 2006 : 14997 Evans Rd. Selma: State Antiquities Landmark 59: The Havana: The Havana
Rena Maverick Green (February 10, 1874 – November 29, 1962) was an artist, a suffragist and a co-founder of the San Antonio Conservation Society.She was a pioneer woman member of the San Antonio School Board and served on the board of trustees of the San Antonio Public Library.
Emily Edwards (October 7, 1888– February 16, 1980) was a co-founder and first president of the San Antonio Conservation Society.She was an artist, historian and teacher, and a lifelong friend of Diego Rivera.