{"nrhp_refnum":"82004491","name":"Bushnell","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"240 Bushnell","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.46209993900004,"lon":-98.48753999099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A seven-story Spanish Colonial Revival apartment building at 240 Bushnell in San Antonio, Texas, completed in 1926 within the Monte Vista neighborhood.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an unusual large-scale multi-family dwelling for 1920s Texas, when single-family homes were the norm and apartments were typically one to three stories. It is one of two surviving large pre-Depression apartment buildings in San Antonio. It has remained virtually unaltered and is a prominent local landmark.","narrative":"Completed in 1926 at 240 Bushnell, this seven-story apartment building rises above San Antonio's Monte Vista neighborhood. Its stuccoed walls, tile-capped towers, round-arched windows and arcaded entrance reflect Spanish Colonial Revival design. Inside, each floor holds four apartments served by separate east and west elevators, which preserves privacy, and the basement contains servants' quarters. Many two-bedroom units retain Renaissance-inspired plaster mantels. The Kelwood Company, a joint venture of architect Robert Kelly and H.C. Wood, built it to attract affluent residents away from single-family houses, and period advertising promoted apartment living as free of household worry. In 1920s Texas such large apartment buildings were rare, and it is one of two surviving large pre-Depression examples in San Antonio. It has changed little over more than five decades, apart from replaced windows, and remains the only high-rise in its area, facing the Landa Library at a prominent intersection.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1926)","architect_builder":"The Kelwood Company/Robert Kelly","architectural_style":"Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good repair and virtually unaltered, occupied, with rehabilitation work underway on kitchens, bathrooms and air conditioning.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.100901-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/9711/40971145/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/82004491.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004491/a3eca12f85-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004491/a3eca12f85-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_bushnell_2012.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_bushnell_2012.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"98001421","name":"Monte Vista Residential Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/monte-vista-residential-historic-district-98001421/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971145","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318524"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/bushnell-82004491/"}