{"nrhp_refnum":"78002892","name":"Navarro, Jose Antonio, Elementary School","other_names":["Navarro Elementary School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"623 S. Pecos St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.419828814000027,"lon":-98.50259663299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex of school buildings at 623 South Pecos Street in San Antonio, Texas, built beginning in 1885 for the San Antonio Independent School District. The historic core is three two-story buildings, two of stone and one of brick, joined by a breezeway.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an excellent example of the Victorian-Italianate style once used for larger grammar schools, with German-Victorian influence in its masonry and wood detail. It is also one of the oldest school buildings in the district, and it served the changing community for almost a hundred years. The school is named for Jose Antonio Navarro, a prominent figure in early Texas history.","narrative":"Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary School occupies a half-acre site at 623 South Pecos Street on the southwest edge of downtown San Antonio, facing Interstate 35. The historic core consists of three two-story load-bearing buildings with hipped roofs and wooden eaves supported by vertical consoles. The first, a 30 by 77 foot quarry-face masonry building, was completed in 1885. A second stone building followed in 1902, designed by Phelps and Shand, and a brick building was added later. Wrought iron detailing, stone lintels and circular wooden gable vents characterize the buildings. Further additions through 1930 brought the campus to 33 classrooms. The school was built to relieve crowding at Frank Johnson School and was listed as an excellent example of Victorian-Italianate design. It is among the oldest buildings of the San Antonio Independent School District and is named for Jose Antonio Navarro, an early Texas patriot who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. The form describes the buildings as a local landmark and adaptable for reuse.","period_of_significance":"1885","architect_builder":"Original architect and builder not known; the 1902 addition (Bldg. 3) was designed by Phelps and Shand, with the contract awarded to Klauss and Witte.","architectural_style":"Victorian-Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Form marks the property as deteriorated, unoccupied, publicly owned and in educational use; described as highly adaptable for reuse.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.234519-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/9711/40971189/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/78002892.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971189","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000188"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/navarro-jose-antonio-elementary-school-78002892/"}