FIRST -- City Park Commissioner, San Antonio TX
N 29° 25.065 W 098° 29.436
14R E 549414 N 3254378
Anton Wullf was the first City Park Commissioner for San Antonio TX
Waymark Code: WMXN0Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2018
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The King William historic district is filled with late nineteenth century homes of some of San Antonio's most prosperous individuals.
Anton Wulff was a German immigrant who became a wealthy San Antionio merchant and the city's first Park Commissioner.
The state historic marker on his former home reads as follows:
"ANTON WULFF HOUSE
After migrating to Texas from his native Germany in 1848, Anton Wulff (1822-1884) became a prosperous San Antonio merchant. He served as a City Alderman and as the first City Park Commissioner. He built this Italianate style home in 1869-1870 for his wife Maria (1834-1908) and their 11 children. The residence was sold in 1902 to Arthur Guenther, owner of the Liberty Flour Mill, whose family occupied it until 1950. It was restored (1974) by the San Antonio Conservation Society."
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