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United States historic place
King William Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Coordinates29°24′51″N 98°29′34″W / 29.41417°N 98.49278°W / 29.41417; -98.49278
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.72001349
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

The King William Historic District of San Antonio, Texas was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas on January 20, 1972. The area was originally used as farm acreage by the Spanish priests of the Misión San Antonio de Valero, and eventually parceled off for the local indigenous peoples of the area. In addition to residential homes, the district also includes the King William Park and Bandstand originally built in 1892 on the arsenal grounds, and later moved to its current location. Other features are the Upper Mill Park, the King William River Walk, and the Johnson Street pedestrian bridge.

The subdividing of the area into residential lots dates to 1853–66, coincided with the German diaspora in Texas. San Antonio by then was experiencing an influx of German immigrants, fueled in part by the German Adelsverein colonization efforts of the mid-19th century. Wilhelm Thielepape was one of those colonists, and served as Mayor of San Antonio 1867–1872. Surveyor Ernst Hermann Altgelt relocated to San Antonio in 1866, and built the first home in the area now known as the King William District. Being the first home builder in the area, he named it after King of Prussia William I, German Emperor. What eventually became a German enclave of the King William Historic District continued into the next generations. The 419 King William house was built in 1884 by Smith Ellis, but eventually sold to Otto Meusebach, the son of John O. Meusebach who led the Adelsverein colonization and founded the German town of Fredericksburg, Texas.

The King William Historic District evolved into more of an area for the financially successful, rather than any particular ethnicity. Louis Bergstrom was a successful businessman from Sweden. Several of the homes were designed by British architect Alfred Giles: the Carl Wilhelm August Groos House, the Edward Steves Homestead; Sartor House for jeweler Alexander Sartor Jr. Giles designed the Oge House for business leader and former Texas Ranger Louis Oge. The area was home to the United States Arsenal beginning in 1859. In 1985, the H-E-Bu grocery chain acquired ten acres for their corporation headquarters.

Property listings

Residential homes of the King William Historic District
Property Image Address Notes Ref(s)
Ernst Altgelt House (1866) 236 King William Ernst Altgelt (1832–1878) Düsseldorf immigrant who built the first home on King William Street, which he named after King of Prussia William I, German Emperor.
Ernst Altgelt House (1878) 226 King William Second house build by Ernst Altgelt. RTHL 5029000134
John Ball House John Ball House 120 King William Built by French immigrant brothers John and Jack Ball.
Joseph Ball House 116 King William Built by French immigrant brothers John and Jack Ball.
Albert Beckmann House 222 E. Guenther San Antonio architect Albert Beckmann also designed many of the city's commercial buildings.
Louis Bergstrom House and Cottage 208 and 210 King William Built 1882–83 by Swedish cotton-wool-hides merchant Louis Bergstrom
August Biesenbach House 528 King William RTHL 5507018355
Blersch-Watson House 213 Washington Built 1859 for Gustav Blersch
Blondin House 112 King William Built 1905
Henry Boerner House 326 King William Built 1915
Elias and Lucy Edmonds House 419 King William RTHL 5507015407
Ellis-Meusebach House 414 King William Built 1884
Gus Froebel House 525 Madison Built 1890
Martin Froebel House 228 Washington Texas-German Vernacular style
Alfred Giles House (306 King William) 306 King William Both 306 and 308 built 1883 as "twin houses" for Alfred Giles, who was a British-born architect responsible for designing many courthouses, homes and buildings in Texas.
Alfred Giles House (308 King William) 308 King William Both 306 and 208 built 1883 as "twin houses" for Alfred Giles.
Carl Griesenbeck House 506 Madison Built 1909 for Confederate emissary Carl Griesenbeck
Carl Wilhelm August Groos House 335 King William RTHL 5029002287
Gustav Groos House 231 Washington Built 1875
Carl H. Guenther House and Pioneer Flour Mills 205 E. Guenther Street NRHP 2090001539, RTHL5029004808
H.E.B. Corporate Headquarters - United States Arsenal Site
Carl Harnisch House 523 King William Built 1884
Robert Hanschke House 225 King William Built 1880
Adolph Heusinger House 317 King William Built 1883–85
Charles Hummel House 309 King William Built 1884
Johnson Street Pedestrian Bridge
Joseph House (San Antonio)
Alexander Joske House 241 King William Built 1900
George Kalteyer House 425 King William Built 1892
Johanna Kalteyer House 332 King William Built 1907
William Kalteyer House 514 Madison Built 1895 f
King William Park and Bandstand
McDaniel Carriage House 130 King William Built 1896/1972 for Dr. and Mrs. Alfred McDaniel
Mitchell-Ogg House 202 Washington Built 1857–1892 for Newton A. Mitchell and Louis Oge
J. M. Nix Houses 432 and 434 King William Built 1900 for the builder of Nix Medical Center
Norton-Polk-Mathis House 401 King William RTHL 5029003615
Max L. Oppenheimer House 316 King William Built 1900
Aaron Pancoast Sr. House 203 King William Built 1891
Josiah Pancoast House & Cottage 404 and 410 King William Built 1878–1900
San Antonio River Walk
William Sanger House 242 King William Built 1906-06
Alexander Sartor, Jr. House 217 King William Built 1882
Herman Scuchard House 221 E. Guenther Built in 1892
John J. Stevens House 303 King William Built for San Antonio postmaster John J. Stevens. Later sold to Vinton Lee James
Albert Steves House 504 King William Designed by Alfred Giles
Albert Steves Carriage House 505 Madison Converted from stable and carriage house to residence ca.1925
Edward Steves Homestead 509 King William Edward Steves Sr. house
Edward Steves Jr. House 431 King William Built 1884
Adolph Wagner House 219 E. Guenther Built 1885
Ike West Home 422 King William Built 1887
Anton Wulff House 107 King William Saved in 1974 by the San Antonio Conservation Society
Unknown 325 King William 1940s Art Moderne home currently on property

52 properties (or 53 if Ball houses counted separately)

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. "King William Historic District – Atlas Number 2072001349". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  2. "King William". www.sanantonio.gov. City of San Antonio. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "King William Area – A Walking Tour" (PDF). San Antonio Conservation Society. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  4. Albrecht, Theodore. "Thielepape, Wilhelm Carl August". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Altgelt, Ernst Hermann". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  6. "Giles, Alfred". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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  9. ^ "Ball House". San Antonio Registry. San Antonio House Registry. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  10. Long, Christopher. "Beckmann, Albert Felix". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  11. "Biesenbach House – Atlas Number 5507018355". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  12. "Details – Elias and Lucy Edmonds House – Atlas Number 5507015407 – Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  13. "Elias Edmonds House". San Antonio Registry. San Antonio House Registry. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  14. "Martin Froebel House". San Antonio Registry. San Antonio House Registry. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  15. "Alfred Giles". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  16. "Carl Wilhelm August Groos House – Atlas Number 5029002287". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  17. Guenther Gideon, Margaret. "Groos, Gustav (1832–1895)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  18. "Guenther, Carl Hilmar". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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  20. Long, Christopher. "San Antonio Arsenal". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  21. Foster-Frau, Silvia (September 1, 2017). "'Literary bridge' still beating heart of San Antonio". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  22. "Alex Joske House". San Antonio Registry. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  23. "Norton-Polk-Mathis House". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  24. ^ "King William Historic District—South and West Texas; A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  25. "Herman Scuchard House". San Antonio Registry. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  26. "John James Stevens House". San Antonio Registry. San Antonio House Registry. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  27. "Steves Homestead (Atlas Number 5507015493)". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  28. Burkholder, Mary V. "TSHA | Anton Wulff House". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

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