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The tower housed San Antonio's first Sears, Roebuck & Company store, originally occupying the building's basement and first 4 levels. [4] Opening on March 7, 1929, Sears, Roebuck & Co. was the first portion of the building opened to the public, with 35,000 items on display and 225 members of staff.
The Spanish Governor's Palace is a historic adobe from the Spanish Texas period located in Downtown San Antonio.. It is the last visible trace of the 18th-century colonial Presidio San Antonio de Béxar complex, and the only remaining example in Texas of an aristocratic 18th-century Spanish Colonial in−town residence. [4]
After moving to the area, businessman Van Alvin Petty Sr. (1860–1929) and his wife Mary Cordelia née Dabney (1861–1943) purchased the house in November 1901. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 76, the largest and oldest VFW post in Texas, purchased the house in 1947 and has been located there ever since.
This San Antonio House Puts History in the Front, Party in the Back. Anna Fixsen, Styled by Jenny O’Connor. October 6, 2023 at 2:00 PM ... For lifelong San Antonio resident Stacey Hill, one ...
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]
The tallest office building in San Antonio. [7] 3 Grand Hyatt San Antonio: 424 (129) 34 Hotel / Residential 2008 A 1,000 room hotel that was the tallest building in San Antonio completed in the 2000s. [8] 4 Tower Life Building: 404 (123) 30 Vacant 1928 First known as the Smith-Young Tower. Also on the National Register of Historic Places. It is ...
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; part of San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic District 83: Maverick Building: Maverick Building: January 24, 1995 : 606 N. Presa: San Antonio: Part of San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic District 84
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