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Settled by German immigrants in the 1800s, the King William Area comprises a 25-block area bounded by Durango to the north, S. St. Mary to the east, Eagleland St. to the south and the San Antonio River to the west. It’s designated as Texas’ first historic district.
One of the more notable homes is the Ernst Altgelt House at 226 King William. Mr. Altgelt came from Germany in 1850, established the Hill Country town of Comfort and moved to San Antonio in 1866. A surveyor, he was responsible for the platting of the King William neighborhood, naming the street King William for Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia.
The homes in this area are a mix of wood, native limestone, brick and stucco over wood lath and the styles range from Colonial Revival, Neoclassic, Victorian, Queen Anne, Italianate and 1940s Art Moderne.
Special features of the homes in this area are ionic columns, quoins, transom windows, gingerbread scrollwork trim, fish scale shingles, mansard roofs with dormers and pediment and lintel window tops; some homes also have a belvedere atop the roof.
The King William Association sponsors tours of private homes on the first Saturday of December. |
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