Oge House - San Antonio, Texas
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BruceS
N 29° 25.028 W 098° 29.545
14R E 549239 N 3254308
Historic Greek Revival styled home in the King William Historic District in San Antonio.
Waymark Code: WM3BDA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2008
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"One of early stone residences of San Antonio. First floor and basement were built as early as 1857 when place was owned by Attorney Newton. A. Mitchell and wife Catherine (Elder).
Louis Oge (1832-1915) bought house in 1881, after migrating (1845) to Texas with the Castor Colony, serving in Texas Rangers under W.A.A. ("Bigfoot") Wallace, and making a fortune as a rancher. He was a San Antonio business leader and served as Alderman and school board president. He had leading architect Alfred Giles enlarge and remodel the house in Neo-Classical style." ~ text of marker
From the nomination form for the historic district:
"There are three fine houses on the one-block-long Washington Street. The most important of these is the Newton Mitchell or Oge House, an imposing two-story late Greek Revival residence built for the Commanding Officer's Quarters for the nearby San Antonio Arsenal in 1860."
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): King William Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
209 Washington St.
San Antonio, Texas
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
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