Main and Military Plazas Historic District

Main and Military Plazas Historic District is a historic district in San Antonio, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a boundary increase in 2019.^[1]

Main and Military Plazas Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Spanish Military Governor's Palace
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Location	Roughly bounded by San Antonio River, E. Nueva, Laredo, and Houston Streets, San Antonio, Texas
Coordinates	29°25′27″N 98°29′37″W
Built	1722
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Early commercial, Late Victorian, Spanish Colonial
NRHP reference No.	79002914 (original) 100004489 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 11, 1979[1]
Boundary increase	October 7, 2019

Main Plaza, Cathedral, and Court House, San Antonio, Texas (postcard, circa 1901-1914)

The area encompasses the old Presidio San Antonio de Béxar,^[2] where the Spanish troops and the military governor of Texas were stationed.^[3]

It includes the following separately-listed Registered Historic Places, one or more of which are National Historic Landmarks:

• Spanish Governor's Palace,
• Vogel Belt Building Complex (restored for city offices),
• Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe, also known as the Cathedral of San Fernando
• Bexar County Courthouse

See also

• O. Henry House Museum
• Holiday Inn Express Riverwalk Area, a contributing structure, formerly the county jail
• Alamo Plaza Historic District