Main and Military Plazas Historic District

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Main and Military Plazas Historic District
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Spanish Military Governor's Palace
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LocationRoughly bounded by San Antonio River, E. Nueva, Laredo, and Houston Streets, San Antonio, Texas
Coordinates 29°25′27″N98°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 Plaza, Cathedral, and Court House, San Antonio, Texas.jpg
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]

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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:

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.

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