Main and Military Plazas Historic District
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]
Main and Military Plazas Historic District | |
 Spanish Military Governor's Palace | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by San Antonio River, E. Nueva, Laredo, and Houston Streets, San Antonio, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 29°25′27″N 98°29′37″W |
| Built | 1722 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Early commercial, Late Victorian, Spanish Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002914 (original) 100004489 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 11, 1979[1] |
| Boundary increase | October 7, 2019 |
Main Plaza, Cathedral, and Court House, San Antonio, Texas (postcard, circa, 1901-1914)
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
- Holiday Inn Express Riverwalk Area, a contributing structure, formerly the county jail
- Alamo Plaza Historic District
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "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.
- 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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