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San Antonio · a catalogue study
Edition 2026-10-09.1
A remote or manually navigated catalogue study. The order follows recorded dates, not a pedestrian route; nearby regional places may be far apart. No walking duration is estimated.
Check each place's actual location and visitor rules. A catalogue pin does not grant entry or confirm present access. Use the atlas record and linked sources to plan a visit.
Automatically assembled catalogue study. Where text is drawn from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to that text. Wikipedia article and contributor links are included with each applicable stop. Passages may be excerpted or abridged and include additional editorial date context. Other sources and original observation prompts retain their own terms.
1. Menger Hotel
Menger Hotel · Original hotel opened (Texas Historical Commission): 1859
The Menger opened beside Alamo Plaza in 1859 and grew through later additions. Its successive wings make the hotel a useful place to trace nineteenth-century San Antonio tourism. The original 1859 hotel was enlarged in later phases, including nineteenth-century additions. The whole present complex should not be labeled as one 1859 building.
Observe: Which visible portions seem to belong to the original hotel, and which reflect later expansion?
Access: Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling.
Record context: The original 1859 hotel was enlarged in later phases, including nineteenth-century additions. The whole present complex should not be labeled as one 1859 building.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-antonio-tx&candidate=Q6816982&detail=1
2. Edward Steves Homestead
Edward Steves Homestead · Main house dated 1876 (City of San Antonio): 1876
Built for Edward Steves in the 1870s, this limestone house has a mansard roof and French Second Empire design. It anchors a block of surviving King William homes. The City of San Antonio dates the house to 1876; Library of Congress documentation gives 1874 as initial construction. Treat 1874–1876 as the construction phase pending a more precise completion record.
Observe: Which roof and stone details most clearly show the house's Second Empire design?
Access: Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling.
Record context: The City of San Antonio dates the house to 1876; Library of Congress documentation gives 1874 as initial construction. Treat 1874–1876 as the construction phase pending a more precise completion record.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-antonio-tx&candidate=site-san-antonio-edward-steves-homestead&detail=1
3. St. Joseph Catholic Church
St. Joseph Catholic Church · Building phase completed by 1876 (historic district record): 1876
St. Joseph's Gothic church rose between 1868 and 1876. Its pointed forms survive within the later commercial blocks that grew around it. The cornerstone was laid in 1868 and some accounts describe dedication in 1871; historic district documentation places the building's construction across 1868–1876.
Observe: How does the church read against the later buildings that now surround it?
Access: Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling.
Record context: The cornerstone was laid in 1868 and some accounts describe dedication in 1871; historic district documentation places the building's construction across 1868–1876.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-antonio-tx&candidate=site-san-antonio-st-joseph-church&detail=1
4. Old Lone Star Brewery — 1895 core
Old Lone Star Brewery — 1895 core · First construction phase began (San Antonio Museum of Art): 1895
The former Lone Star Brewery at 200 W Jones Avenue was built in stages from 1895 to 1904. Its two great towers and crenellated parapets remain prominent features of the museum complex. The Lone Star Brewery complex was constructed in stages from 1895 to 1904 and later adapted as the San Antonio Museum of Art. This node highlights the nineteenth-century phase, not the entire complex as an 1895 completion.
Observe: Which towers and parapets survive from the brewery era, and when were those sections built?
Access: The coordinate locates the current museum complex, not the particular portion built in 1895. The phase footprint needs architectural review.
Record context: The Lone Star Brewery complex was constructed in stages from 1895 to 1904 and later adapted as the San Antonio Museum of Art. This node highlights the nineteenth-century phase, not the entire complex as an 1895 completion.
Record context: The coordinate locates the current museum complex, not the particular portion built in 1895. The phase footprint needs architectural review.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-antonio-tx&candidate=site-san-antonio-old-lone-star-brewery&detail=1
5. Bexar County Courthouse
Bexar County Courthouse · Completed (Texas Historical Commission): 1896
Completed in 1896, the Bexar County Courthouse uses red sandstone and granite with broad arches, carved details, and a tower. Later additions make the present building a layered site. The courthouse opened in 1896; later additions expanded the building. The date refers to the historic core, not every present wing.
Observe: Where can you distinguish Gordon's nineteenth-century courthouse from its later additions?
Access: Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling.
Record context: The courthouse opened in 1896; later additions expanded the building. The date refers to the historic core, not every present wing.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=san-antonio-tx&candidate=Q4899771&detail=1