{"nrhp_refnum":"04001170","name":"Stations of the Cross and Grotto at the Shrine of St. Anthony de Padua","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"100 Peter Baque Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.50334216300007,"lon":-98.47072198399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-12-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of fourteen honeycomb limestone Stations of the Cross and a seashell-lined grotto at the Shrine of St. Anthony de Padua, 100 Peter Baque Road, San Antonio, Texas. The grotto was built in 1933 and the stations in 1936 by Dionicio Rodriguez.","why_significant":"The property is nominated under Criterion C in the area of Art, at the local level, as the work of sculptor Dionicio Rodriguez. It is part of the Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriguez in Texas multiple property submission. Because it is a religious property, it also meets Criteria Consideration A, deriving its significance primarily as a work of art.","narrative":"Fourteen tall honeycomb limestone Stations of the Cross and a grotto stand along Peter Baque Road in San Antonio, on the grounds of the Shrine of St. Anthony de Padua. Sculptor Dionicio Rodriguez built the grotto in 1933 and the stations in 1936, under the supervision of Reverend Peter Baque. Each station is 13 to 16 feet tall, topped with pinnacles and a cement Celtic cross, and holds a marble relief of a scene from the Way of the Cross, with a donor's name below. The grotto is lined inside with seashells and holds statues of St. Anthony and the Virgin Mary. The parish was founded in 1925 to serve families of Cementville, a settlement of Alamo Portland Cement Company employees. The property was listed for its artistic value as Rodriguez's work, and it is one of only two Stations of the Cross he built. A relocated chapel on the site does not contribute to its significance.","period_of_significance":"1933-1936","architect_builder":"Dionicio Rodriguez","architectural_style":"Other: Rock sculpture","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The stations and grotto are described as in good condition, though some stations have broken or missing pinnacles. A noncontributing chapel was moved onto the site in 2002 and was being remodeled as an adoration chapel in 2003. The property continues in religious and cultural use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.743742-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/9683/40968326/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/04001170.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001170/894d008236-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001170/894d008236-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grotto_anthony_de_padua_2012.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grotto_anthony_de_padua_2012.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"11000513","name":"Brackenridge Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/brackenridge-park-11000513/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968326","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000181"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/stations-of-the-cross-and-grotto-at-the-shrine-of-st-anthony-de-padua-04001170/"}