{"nrhp_refnum":"11000423","name":"Heidemann Ranch","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"26090 Toutant Beauregard Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.690810554000052,"lon":-98.70250637199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-07-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A nine-acre ranch district at 26090 Toutant Beauregard Road in northwest San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, with buildings, structures and a family cemetery dating from the 1860s through the 1950s. It was established by German immigrant William Heidemann on land bought in 1856.","why_significant":"The ranch is nominated under Criterion A for its link to German immigrant settlement of the Texas Hill Country and to ranching and agriculture there. It is nominated under Criterion C as an intact ranch complex that includes a dogtrot log house, stone barn and smokehouse, and later buildings. Heidemann descendants occupied and ranched the property into the late 20th century.","narrative":"Heidemann Ranch is a nine-acre remnant of a 320-acre tract bought in 1856 by William Heidemann and William Hausmann in what is now northwest San Antonio. The surviving complex includes a dogtrot log house from about 1861, a limestone barn with frame additions, a stone smokehouse, a well, a family cemetery, rock walls, and a 1937 stone-veneer ranch house. A 1950s workshop built from stacked ammunition crates reflects Emil Heidemann's work at the nearby Camp Stanley supply depot. Heidemann descendants lived on and ranched the land for 137 years, until 1993. The property was recognized for its connection to German immigrant settlement of the Texas Hill Country and for its livestock and farming history. It was also recognized for its largely intact collection of rural vernacular buildings spanning the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries, built mostly of local limestone and cedar. Most buildings remain in use by the current owners.","period_of_significance":"1861-1961","architect_builder":"Heidemann, William; Heidemann, Emil","architectural_style":"Other: Dogtrot Log House, No Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a private residence with some agricultural storage and processing; the cemetery remains in use as a family cemetery, and the well is in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.890055-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/8/9683/40968308/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/11000423.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968308","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999843"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/heidemann-ranch-11000423/"}