San Antonio Neighborhoods Series ~ Monte Vista
By Shirley Parks, Broker, 210-414-0966, San Antonio TX Real Estate
(Sands Realty 210-414-0966)
San Antonio Neighborhoods Series ~ Monte Vista Monte Vista is included in the National Register of Historic Places and is the largest such historical district in the country. The area is located less than 2 miles from downtown San Antonio and borders Trinity University. Monte Vista prospered and blossomed during San Antonio's "Gilded Age" between 1890 and 1930 when the city emerged from being just an outpost for cattle drives and became the place where many rich people, particularly cattle barons and oilmen, started having elegant homes built in which to live and raise their families. Instead of the usual Spanish style architecture, San Antonio architects designed diverse homes in the style of Queen Anne, Georgian, Victorian, Neoclassical, Moorish, and many more styles that give Monte...
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