Office of Historic Preservation Archives - San Antonio Report

This “shotgun” house on the West Side is just one of 700 “shotgun” houses in San Antonio in need of major repair.

City Council OKs ordinance to reduce demolition of old homes, moves to save shotgun houses

by Shari Biediger September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

In bid to save older homes and improve affordability, San Antonio will pay to rehab shotgun houses and mandate deconstruction over demolition.

Business & Development

Commissioner: ‘I protest,’ as historic review panel wrestles with equity language in development code

by Shari Biediger July 23, 2022July 24, 2022

Tradespeople work on stripping paint from windows outside of a 1920-era building on the Bungalow Colony located near Kelly Field on Friday.

Business & Development

Port San Antonio’s Bungalow Colony to serve as learning lab for historic preservation

by Shari Biediger June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Business & Development

How San Antonio wants to change the way old houses are demolished

by Shari Biediger February 25, 2022February 28, 2022

building demolition

Business & Development

Family sues city over delayed demolition of historic Whitt building

by Shari Biediger December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

Business & Development

Preservationists seek historic designation for former brothel-turned-orphanage on West Side

by Shari Biediger July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

Homeowners Laura and Humberto Martinez stand in front of their rehabilitated home which was renovated through the District 5 Shotgun House Renovation Pilot Program.

With first shotgun house restored, Councilwoman Gonzales hopes to expand pilot program

by Polina Protozanova June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

An excavator sits next to the Whitt Print building on Sunday. The property owner plans to demolish the historic building, but activists say the public has not been allowed to voice its concerns about the potential emergency demolition of the building in the Cattleman Square Historic District.

Business & Development

Bulldozers at the ready, Whitt Print building evades demolition for now

by Shari Biediger June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

A former mobile home park will be developed into 25 multi-level homes on the South Side.

Business & Development

Historic commission approves developer projects in Mission District

by Shari Biediger April 8, 2021April 9, 2021