{"nrhp_refnum":"94001593","name":"Maverick Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"606 N. Presa","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.407680583000058,"lon":-98.48822528199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-01-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 9-story reinforced concrete office building at 606 North Presa Street in downtown San Antonio, Texas, built in 1922 by the Estate of George M. Maverick on the site of the former Maverick Hotel.","why_significant":"It is argued to be an intact, early example of San Antonio's skyscraper architecture and of reinforced concrete construction, and the only known local high-rise by L. Harrington & Company. It is also tied to the city's early-1920s street improvements, its 1920s building boom, and the Maverick family's long role in developing Houston Street.","narrative":"Rising nine stories at the corner of North Presa and East Houston Streets, this 1922 office building was among the tallest in downtown San Antonio when it opened. Its reinforced concrete frame is clad in red brick, with a cut-stone base on the north and west sides featuring Corinthian pilasters. The interior kept a marble-trimmed lobby, an open cast iron stairway, oak trim and walk-in vaults. The Maverick family built it on the site of their former hotel, after land was sold to extend Presa Street north to Houston Street. Architect Lou Harrington of L. Harrington & Company designed it, and it remains his only known high-rise in the city. It was listed as an early local example of skyscraper design and reinforced concrete construction, and for its link to the city's street improvements, its 1920s building boom and the Maverick family's development of Houston Street. Ground-floor changes around 1950 are the main exterior alteration, and the building was vacant when documented.","period_of_significance":"1922-1945","architect_builder":"L. Harrington & Company (architects); Hedrick Construction (foundation contractor); Schoenfield, Charles (building contractor)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Skyscraper","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant or not in use; the building was a viable office building until about 15 years earlier and was being considered for conversion to apartments. It has limited water damage and a gutted third floor.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.052122-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/9711/40971183/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/94001593.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971183","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001611"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/maverick-building-94001593/"}