Stevens Building (San Antonio, Texas)

United States historic place

Stevens Building

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Stevens Bldg (white and red-right)
Staacke Bros. Bldg (green and red-left)

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Location| 315 E. Commerce St.
San Antonio, Texas
Coordinates| 29°25′27″N 98°29′21″W﻿ / ﻿29.42417°N 98.48917°W﻿ / 29.42417; -98.48917
NRHP reference No.| 84001614[1]
RTHL No.| 5116
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| May 10, 1984
Designated RTHL| 1984

The Stevens Building is located in San Antonio, Texas. Completed in 1891, architect James Riely Gordon designed the building for local businessman John J. Stevens. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas. The structure was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1984.[2]

## Building

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The three-story Richardsonian Romanesque Stevens Building at 315 E. Commerce was designed by architect James Riely Gordon for San Antonio businessman John J. Stevens and completed in 1891. The Wagner & Chabot[3] bicycle wholesaler occupied the building for 45 years. Bledsoe Furniture Company was a tenant for 33 years. The University of San Antonio held the lease on the entire third floor for more than half a century.

In 1979, a local hospital bought both the Stevens and the Staacke buildings with the intent of razing the structures to convert the property to a hospital parking lot. The San Antonio Conservation Society stepped in to preserve architectural history and purchased both buildings. In 1982, a group of investors bought and restored the two structures.[4] The building's interior was remodeled for contemporary tenants. Historic photographs were used to restore the exterior as authentically accurate to the original as possible. The facade is detailed with oriel windows, and brick and red granite, finished with carved limestone.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. ^ "Stevens Building". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
3. ^ "Good Roads". Bulletin. The League of American Wheelmen: 331. January 6, 1899. "san antonio texas Wagner and Chabot Company ."
4. ^ "Stevens Building". SACS. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
5. ^ "NRHP THC Stevens Building". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

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San Antonio Conservation Society

Founders|

* Emily Edwards
* Rena Maverick Green

Downtown properties|

* Hertzberg Clock

King William Historic District|

* Edward Steves Homestead
* August C. Stuemke Barn
* Anton Wulff House

La Villita|

* Otto Bombach House
* Jeremiah Dashiell House
* Gresser Complex
* Louis Gresser House

Yturri-Edmunds Historic Site|

* Yturri-Edmunds Historic Site

Cessioned properties|

* Acequia Park
* Aztec Theatre
* Espada Aqueduct
* The Granary at Mission San José
* Heidgen-Zilker House
* Jose Antonio Navarro House Complex
* O. Henry House Museum
* Rand Building
* Staacke Brothers Building
* Stevens Building
* Ursuline Academy
* Ike West Home

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