{"nrhp_refnum":"100000830","name":"Navarro, Jose Antonio, House Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"228--232 S. Loredo St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":null,"lon":null,"geom_source":null},"listed_date":null,"is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"2016-12-23","areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":[],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex of three stuccoed limestone buildings and a common patio at 228-232 South Laredo Street in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, built in the 1850s as the home and business place of Jose Antonio Navarro.","why_significant":"It was the residence and law office of Jose Antonio Navarro, a native Texan who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and held many public offices. It is also significant architecturally as an example of San Antonio buildings of the 1850s. The San Antonio Conservation Society bought it in 1960 and restored it in 1962.","narrative":"Three stuccoed limestone buildings arranged around a gravel and flagstone patio make up the Jose Antonio Navarro House Complex at 228-232 South Laredo Street in San Antonio. A two-story office, or despacho, stands at the southwest corner, a one-story house with a wide front gallery sits just north of it, and a kitchen building with fireplaces lies toward the rear. The buildings date to the 1850s and served as Navarro's home and business place. Navarro, born in San Antonio in 1795, was one of two native Texans to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836. He served in legislative bodies, took part in the 1841 Santa Fe Expedition, practiced law, and died in San Antonio in 1871. The complex is also recognized as an example of San Antonio architecture of the 1850s. The San Antonio Conservation Society bought it in 1960 and restored it in 1962, and it now operates as a museum furnished with period antiques.","period_of_significance":"19th Century; specific date 1850s","architect_builder":"Brooks Martin (architect for the 1962 restoration); original builder not named","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition and altered; restored in 1962 and open as a museum with furnishings, an exhibit in the office, and a kitchen used for Conservation Society social functions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.55992-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/9712/40971209/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/72001353.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":null,"wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/navarro-jose-antonio-house-complex-100000830/"}