{"nrhp_refnum":"83003094","name":"Wright, L. T., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"342 Wilkins Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.395034767000027,"lon":-98.48550589099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, stucco-over-tile Prairie-style house at 342 Wilkins Avenue in the Alamosa Addition, south of downtown San Antonio, Texas, built in 1917 and designed by architect George Willis.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the finest examples of Prairie-school architecture in Texas and one of the few houses in the state reflecting Frank Lloyd Wright's early work. It remains virtually unaltered, with original fixtures, stained glass and murals by Fred Donecker. It is also an outstanding documented residential work by Willis, who had worked in Wright's Oak Park studio.","narrative":"Built in 1917 at 342 Wilkins Avenue in San Antonio's Alamosa Addition, this one-story house is a Texas example of Prairie-style design. Architect George Willis, who had worked in Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park studio, designed it for contractor Lawrence T. Wright and his wife Rivarde. Wright's firm probably built it. The stucco-over-tile house has a low hipped roof with broad eaves, bands of windows with some stained glass, a porte cochere, and two rear wings forming a U around a paved courtyard. Inside, painter Fred Donecker created murals and stenciling showing San Antonio scenes, including the missions and Brackenridge Park. The nomination notes that the plan and ornament depart from Wright's own principles, yet it considers the house one of the few pure Prairie-school examples in Texas. Original fixtures survive, and recent restoration reopened a back porch and replaced the shingle roof. Its office use continued at the time of listing.","period_of_significance":"1917","architect_builder":"George Willis, Architect; Lawrence T. Wright, probable builder","architectural_style":"Prairie style (Prairie school)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and virtually unaltered, with recent restoration work; occupied and used as architectural offices at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.176497-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/9711/40971135/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003094.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003094/46611becc6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003094/46611becc6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JTWright1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</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:JTWright1.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"75001953","name":"Mission Parkway","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/mission-parkway-75001953/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971135","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001633"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/wright-l-t-house-83003094/"}