{"nrhp_refnum":"79002916","name":"San Pedro Springs Park","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"San Pedro Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.446945792000065,"lon":-98.50158800404839,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Prehistoric","Landscape Architecture","Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Military"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 40-acre municipal park in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, built around San Pedro Springs, a natural spring that flows south to the San Antonio River. The site was dedicated as public land by the Spanish government in 1729 and has been used as a park continuously since.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the park has been inhabited since prehistoric times and has served as a public space since 1729, making it probably the second oldest major municipal park in the United States. It was the site of an Indian village, a Spanish fort and mission, military camps, a racetrack, an amusement park, a zoo and fairgrounds. It also holds a Victorian picturesque landscape designed under J. J. Duerler and has potential archeological value.","narrative":"San Pedro Springs Park is a 40-acre public park in San Antonio centered on a natural spring that emerges from a limestone fissure and flows south toward the San Antonio River. Native people lived here long before Spanish explorers arrived, and in 1718 a mission and fort were established at the springs. In 1729 the Spanish crown dedicated the land as public ground, and it has served that purpose ever since. Canary Islander settlers dug stone-lined irrigation canals here, and traces remain. In the 1860s landscape artist J. J. Duerler developed the grounds into a Victorian garden with grottos, ponds, bridges and a gazebo. Later additions include a zoo, a swimming pool, a library built in 1928, a theater built in 1927, tennis courts and softball fields. The nomination describes it as probably the second oldest major municipal park in the country and notes its potential archeological value for both prehistoric and later periods.","period_of_significance":"Prehistoric; 1600-1699, 1700-1799, 1800-1899, 1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a public park with athletic facilities, a branch library, a theater and open parkland; condition rated good to excellent and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.779738-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/9710/40971091/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79002916.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002916/cd75db58ff-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002916/cd75db58ff-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Raphael Tuck &amp; Sons","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Pedro_Springs_Park_and_Lake,_San_Antonio,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Raphael Tuck &amp;amp; Sons</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Pedro_Springs_Park_and_Lake,_San_Antonio,_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971091","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro_Springs_Park","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7415135"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/san-pedro-springs-park-79002916/"}