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King William Historic District

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  • The city’s most lavish and elegant homes are located in King William Historic District, San Antonio’s first suburb. The earliest houses, built in the 1860s, were simple dwellings, but by the 1920s were surrounded by extravagant mansions in a variety of differing architectural styles. Many of the finest homes line King William Street, known as the most beautiful residential street in Texas.

    Pick up a free self-guided walking tour brochure outside the gate of the San Antonio Conservation Society. Be sure to have breakfast, lunch, or some baked goods in the fabulous Guenther House restaurant.
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  • Guenther House 1. Guenther House
    1. Guenther House

    Built in 1860 by Carl Hilmar Guenther, founder of Pioneer Flour Mills. The beautiful parlor and library are open as a house museum, and an excellent restaurant and bakery feature dishes made with Pioneer Flour.

  • Steves Homestead 2. Steves Homestead
    2. Steves Homestead

    Built in 1876, this house was designed by Alfred Giles. It showcases antiques from Europe collected by the houseowners, and is today a museum.

  • 3. San Antonio Conservation Society

    This society is one of the most active community conservation groups in the US, and helps preserve historic buildings. Founded in 1924 by 13 women, it has grown to 3,500 volunteers, and is now based in the 1870 Anton Wulff House.

  • 4. King William Park and Bandstand

    This lovely bandstand was built in 1892 on the grounds of the United States Arsenal. It was moved in 1953 to King William Park, which was acquired by the city in 1901 for payment of back taxes.

  • 5. Johnson Street Foot Bridge

    This pedestrian bridge adorned with tall spires, was built in 1983, to look very much like the old Commerce Street Bridge in downtown San Antonio that spanned the river from 1880–1914.

  • Edward Steves, Jr. House 6. Edward Steves, Jr. House
    6. Edward Steves, Jr. House

    This lovely Italianate home, designed by James Wahrenberger and Albert Felix Beckmann, was a wedding gift for Edward Steves, Jr in 1884. The walls are of random-coursed ashlar limestone.

  • 7. Kalteyer House

    One of the few remaining residential buildings designed by noted architect James Riley Gordon, the house was constructed for pharmacist George Kalteyer in 1892. It is built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with powerful masonry forms and heavy proportions.

  • 8. San Antonio Art League Museum

    The McDaniel Carriage House, built in 1896, was restyled in 1972 to blend in with the neighborhood architecture. It is now home to a small museum and art gallery displaying local and regional 20th-century art with changing exhibits by Texan artists.

  • River Walk 9. River Walk
    9. River Walk

    The stretch of river that flows through the King William District is a peaceful section of the River Walk that attracts early morning joggers as well as leisurely strollers (see River Walk (El Paseo del Rio) ).

  • 10. Norton/Polk/ Mathis House

    This Italianate Victorian house has five styles of columns and an intricate frieze. Built in 1876 by Russell Norton, it was expanded by Edward Polk. The porches and Beaux Arts tower were added by trail boss Ike T. Pryor.

Practical Information
Pick up a free self-guided walking tour brochure outside the gate of the San Antonio Conservation Society. Be sure to have breakfast, lunch, or some baked goods in the fabulous Guenther House restaurant. Guenther House 305 E Guenther St 210-227-1061 Steves Homestead 509 King William St 210-225-5924 San Antonio Conservation Society 107 King William St 210-224-6163 San Antonio Art League Museum 130 King Willaim St 210-223-1140 Edward Steves,Jr. House 431 King William St 210-227-9160 Kalteyer House 425 King William St 210-227-8786 Norton/Polk/Mathis House 401 King William St 210-227-8786
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