{"nrhp_refnum":"05000862","name":"Fountain at Alamo Cement Company","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"7300 Jones Maltsberger Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.497681585000066,"lon":-98.47940700899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-08-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A covered concrete pond and fountain with a sculpted thatched palapa roof and a surrounding faux-wood \"log\" fence, at the former Alamo Cement Company office complex on Jones-Maltsberger Road in San Antonio, Texas. Dionicio Rodriguez made it around 1926.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a distinctive work of art by the noted concrete artist Dionicio Rodriguez, listed under Criterion C in the area of Art. The palapa-roofed fountain is described as unique among his known works. It is also one of his earliest commissions for a commercial site, and he appears to have had creative freedom in designing it.","narrative":"Near the old Alamo Cement Company office in San Antonio stands a round, roofed pond and fountain made entirely of sculpted concrete. Dionicio Rodriguez created it around 1926 in the faux bois tradition, which imitates wood and natural forms in cement. About 25 feet across, the pond sits under a thatched palapa roof laid in three concentric layers of bundles, held up by concrete trunks and enclosed by an intertwined log fence. The fountain imitates Texas Hill Country honeycomb limestone, with cement cactus plants and twisting snakes added as details. Rodriguez worked for company head Charles Baumberger, who commissioned pieces for the corporate headquarters, and it was among his earliest commercial commissions. The nomination notes that palapa-roofed fountains like this one have not been found elsewhere among his known works, and that he seems to have had freedom to use his own creativity. It was recognized for its artistic value as a work by a noted concrete artist.","period_of_significance":"c.1926","architect_builder":"Dionicio Rodriguez","architectural_style":"Other: Faux bois sculpture","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The fountain was non-operating in 2003 and needs some repair, but the structure is in fair condition. Faint traces of color remain, particularly under the roof. Its use is still a covered fountain and work of art.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.454096-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/9683/40968322/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05000862.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000862/52c8425ccf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000862/52c8425ccf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fountain_at_Alamo_Cement_Company.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:Fountain_at_Alamo_Cement_Company.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968322","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_at_Alamo_Cement_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5474785"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/fountain-at-alamo-cement-company-05000862/"}