{"nrhp_refnum":"83003091","name":"Garcia-Garza House","other_names":["Garza House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"214 W. Salinas St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.428014873000052,"lon":-98.49544320599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residence at 214 West Salinas Street in San Antonio, Texas, begun about 1856 as a one-story caliche-block house and enlarged in about 1900, 1910 and 1982 with brick, brick-veneer and limestone sections.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is among the oldest residential structures in San Antonio and the only house left in the heavily settled area just north of downtown near San Pedro Creek and the San Pedro Acequia. Members of one family lived in it for about 120 years, the longest continuous habitation by a single family of any San Antonio structure. It also shows architectural evolution across four generations of family ownership.","narrative":"Begun about 1856 on Salinas Street just north of downtown San Antonio, this house grew over time to suit its family. The original part is a row of caliche-block rooms fronted by a veranda with Corinthian columns. Around 1900 a two-story brick building was added at the rear, and in 1910 a brick-veneer tower and stair hall joined the two, at a cost of $3,000. A limestone addition was built at the back in 1982. It is the only residence left in what was once a middle-class neighborhood of houses and small businesses near the San Pedro Acequia. Mariano Garcia and Tomasa Chavez de Garcia built it on land she inherited from her father, Ignacio Chavez, and their descendants lived there until 1981, about 120 years, the longest occupation by one family of any San Antonio structure. It is also regarded as the oldest house in the immediate downtown area continuously used as a residence.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900- (specific dates 1856/1900/1910/1982)","architect_builder":"1910 addition: F.R. Young & Co.","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Family occupation ended with a sale in 1981; the house was being converted to non-residential office use, and a 1982 rear addition and new roof were completed. Condition listed as 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 02:54:19.198167-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/9710/40971093/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003091.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971093","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001602"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/garcia-garza-house-83003091/"}