Main and Military Plazas Historic District

Historic district in Texas, United States

United States historic place
Main and Military Plazas Historic District
Spanish Military Governor's Palace
29°25′27″N 98°29′37″W / 29.42417°N 98.49361°W / 29.42417; -98.49361
Built1722
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleEarly commercial, Late Victorian, Spanish Colonial
NRHP reference No.79002914 (original)
100004489 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1979[1]
Boundary increaseOctober 7, 2019
Main Plaza, Cathedral, and Court House, San Antonio, Texas (postcard, circa 1901-1914)

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]

It includes the following separately-listed Registered Historic Places, one or more of which are National Historic Landmarks:

  • Spanish Governor's Palace,
  • Vogel Belt Building Complex (restored for city offices),
  • Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe, also known as the Cathedral of San Fernando
  • Bexar County Courthouse

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR PRESIDIO," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqs02), accessed April 23, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
  3. ^ Edmonson (2000), p. 14.

Citations

  • Edmondson, J.R. (2000), The Alamo Story-From History to Current Conflicts, Plano, TX: Republic of Texas Press, ISBN 1-55622-678-0
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