User:Paris1127/King William Historic District
King William Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Durango, Alamo, Guenther Sts. and the San Antonio River, San Antonio, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 29°24′51″N 98°29′34″W / 29.41417°N 98.49278°W |
| Area | 46 acres (19 ha) |
| Built | 1859 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Renaissance, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001349[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1972 |
King William Historic District is a historic district in San Antonio, Texas, located south of the San Antonio River. Originally farmland belonging to Mission Concepcion, in the 1840s Germans began to settle there, earning the area the nickname of "Sauerkraut Bend". Wealthy German Texans built elegant homes in the area in the late 19th Century. The neighborhood's current name originates with King William Street, which was originally Kaiser Wilhelm Street after Emperor Wilhelm I of the German Empire, then renamed Pershing Avenue during World War I in response to anti-German sentiment. After the war, the name of the street and neighborhood Kaiser Wilhelm was anglicized to King William. In 1972, King William Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places.