{"nrhp_refnum":"80004080","name":"Ximenes Chapel","other_names":["Chapel of the Miracles"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"113 Ruiz St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.434472394000068,"lon":-98.50384503899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Politics/Government","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small stone private chapel at 113 Ruiz Street in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, also called the Chapel of the Miracles. It was built on the Ximenez family homestead, most likely in the 1850s or 1860s.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as the only known remaining detached family chapel of its type in San Antonio, and the last remnant of the homestead of Juan Ximenez, a veteran of the 1835 Storming of Bexar. It also holds a Spanish Colonial crucifix, \"El Senor,\" credited with miracles, which makes it important to the city's Mexican-American community.","narrative":"Set at 113 Ruiz Street in San Antonio, this small stone chapel measures about 26 by 16 feet and has a gabled tin roof, a square tower over a west-facing double door, and Gothic windows in the side walls. The tower, windows, restroom and probably the tile floor were added in a 1946 renovation. A cross on the tower is inscribed with the date 9 May 1813, but historical and archaeological evidence, including English pottery sherds, points to construction in the 1850s or 1860s. The chapel is all that remains of the homestead of Juan Ximenez, who served in the Texas Army and fought in the Storming of Bexar in December 1835. It is regarded as perhaps the only surviving San Antonio example of a family chapel in a building separate from the house. Inside hangs a Spanish Colonial crucifix, \"El Senor,\" credited with miraculous cures. Though privately owned, the chapel is open to the public and remains important to the city's Mexican-American community. A nearby wooden building is excluded.","period_of_significance":"mid 1800s","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Privately owned but open to the public; described as in good condition and still drawing worshippers. The tower, Gothic windows, restroom and probably the tile floor date from a 1946 renovation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.638286-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/9711/40971197/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/80004080.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004080/56761ffbfb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004080/56761ffbfb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ximenes_Chapel,_San_Antonio,_TX.png\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ximenes_Chapel,_San_Antonio,_TX.png"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971197","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ximenes_Chapel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8044458"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/ximenes-chapel-80004080/"}