{"nrhp_refnum":"96000069","name":"Woodward, David J. and May Bock, House","other_names":["Woman's Club of San Antonio Clubhouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1717 San Pedro Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.450141391000045,"lon":-98.49935545399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story Classical Revival brick house at 1717 San Pedro Avenue in San Antonio, Texas, built in 1904-1905 as the David J. Woodward family residence and designed by architect Atlee B. Ayres. It has served as the Woman's Club of San Antonio clubhouse since 1926.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance under Criterion A for its long association with the Woman's Club of San Antonio as a social and cultural center. It qualifies under Criterion B for its link to businessman and builder David J. Woodward. Under Criterion C it is an excellent example of early 20th century Classical Revival domestic architecture in San Antonio, designed by a prominent local architect.","narrative":"Built in 1904-1905 at 1717 San Pedro Avenue, this Classical Revival brick mansion was designed by San Antonio architect Atlee B. Ayres for businessman and contractor David J. Woodward and his wife May Bock Woodward. Four colossal Corinthian columns dominate the front facade, and the buff pressed brick came from St. Louis. Inside, imported oak woodwork, European tapestries, beveled glass and painted ceilings reflect May Woodward's ideas for entertaining. A third-floor ballroom topped the house. The Woman's Club of San Antonio bought the house in 1926 and added a one-story dining room and a large second-floor meeting room, with Ayres and his son Robert designing the changes. The club has used it as its clubhouse ever since. The house is recognized for its association with the club, with Woodward, and as a fine example of early twentieth century Classical Revival architecture in the Alta Vista neighborhood.","period_of_significance":"1904 - 1946","architect_builder":"Ayres, Atlee B. (architect); Woodward, David J. (builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as the Woman's Club of San Antonio clubhouse and described as in remarkable condition, with only two owners since it was built.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.823924-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/9713/40971310/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/96000069.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000069/a9b17b7599-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000069/a9b17b7599-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodward_house_sa_2011.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:Woodward_house_sa_2011.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971310","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._and_May_Bock_Woodward_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5235516"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/woodward-david-j-and-may-bock-house-96000069/"}