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Main and Military Plazas Historic District

Coordinates: 29°25′27″N 98°29′37″W / 29.42417°N 98.49361°W / 29.42417; -98.49361
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Main and Military Plazas Historic District
Spanish Military Governor's Palace
Main and Military Plazas Historic District is located in Texas
Main and Military Plazas Historic District
Main and Military Plazas Historic District is located in the United States
Main and Military Plazas Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by San Antonio River, E. Nueva, Laredo, and Houston Streets, San Antonio, Texas
Coordinates29°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:

See also

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References

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  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

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