Spanish Governor's Palace
Historic house in Texas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Spanish Governor's Palace is a historic adobe from the Spanish Texas period located in Downtown San Antonio.
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Spanish Governor's Palace | |
Location | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
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Coordinates | 29°25′30″N 98°29′45″W |
Built | 1749 |
NRHP reference No. | 70000741 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 15, 1970[1] |
Designated NHL | April 15, 1970[2][3] |
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It is the last visible trace of the 18th-century colonial Presidio San Antonio de Béxar complex, and the only remaining example in Texas of an aristocratic 18th-century Spanish Colonial in−town residence.[4] The National Geographic Society has named the landmark "the most beautiful building in San Antonio."[5] The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.[1] It is now owned by the city, and is open to the public as a museum.