Impact on San Antonio:

The local vernacular house is typically constructed close to the ground, has massing with simple forms, and deep porches.  The houses are predominately stucco over caliche, limestone and adobe.  

The Homes

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Mission Espada Folk House
Unknown, c.1745
Mission Espada Folk House
Unknown, c.1745

9834 Espada Road
Material:
Style: Folk Vernacular

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Unknown, c.1745
Alderete House
Unknown, 1818
Alderete House
Unknown, 1818

Address: 526 E Nueva St
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular House

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Unknown, 1818
De La Garza
Unknown, 1835
De La Garza
Unknown, 1835

298 South Laredo
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1835
General Cos House
Unknown, 1835
General Cos House
Unknown, 1835

418 Villita St #18 (503 Villita)
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular House

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Unknown, 1835
Celso Navarro House
Unknown, c.1836
Celso Navarro House
Unknown, c.1836

3805 Broadway
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular House

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Unknown, c.1836
Ross Kennedy House
Unknown, c.1839
Ross Kennedy House
Unknown, c.1839

Address: 127 McCullough Ave
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular House

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Unknown, c.1839
Casa Navarro
German, 1840
Casa Navarro
German, 1840

228 S Laredo
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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German, 1840
San Martin House
Unknown, c.1840
San Martin House
Unknown, c.1840

418 Villita St #5
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, c.1840
Diaz House
Unknown, 1840
Diaz House
Unknown, 1840

206 Arciniega
Material: Stucco
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1840
Esquida Downs Dietrich House
Unknown, 1846
Esquida Downs Dietrich House
Unknown, 1846

418 Villita St #23
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1846
Jack Hay House
Unknown, c.1847
Jack Hay House
Unknown, c.1847

Address: 212 S Presa St
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, c.1847
Mission San Juan Capistrano Stage Coach House
Unknown, c.1850
Mission San Juan Capistrano Stage Coach House
Unknown, c.1850

2450 Mission Road
Material:
Style: Folk Vernacular

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Unknown, c.1850
King William V House
Unknown, c.1850
King William V House
Unknown, c.1850

418 Villita St #24
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, c.1850
Cueno House
Unknown, c.1852
Cueno House
Unknown, c.1852

Address: 219 Perez St
Material: Stone
Style: Folk

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Unknown, c.1852
Cirilus Gissi House
Unknown, c.1854
Cirilus Gissi House
Unknown, c.1854

418 Villita St #25
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, c.1854
Florian House
Unknown, 1854
Florian House
Unknown, 1854

418 Villita St #14
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular House

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Unknown, 1854
Beversdorff House
Unknown, 1854
Beversdorff House
Unknown, 1854

305 N Alamo
Material: Stucco
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1854
Faville House
Unknown, 1855
Faville House
Unknown, 1855

418 Villita st #15
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1855
Tejeda (Caxias) House
José Tejeda, c.1855
Tejeda (Caxias) House
José Tejeda, c.1855

418 Villita St #4
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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José Tejeda, c.1855
O. Henry House
John Kush, 1855
O. Henry House
John Kush, 1855

601 Dolorosa
Material: Caliche/Limestone
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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John Kush, 1855
Wehrhahn-Ruppersberg House
Unknown, 1856
Wehrhahn-Ruppersberg House
Unknown, 1856

129 Cedar St
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1856
Engelman-Muench House
Martin Engelman, 1858
Engelman-Muench House
Martin Engelman, 1858

415 6th St
Material: Caliche
Style: Folk Vernacular Cottage

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Martin Engelman, 1858
Wehrhahn Worker's House
Unknown, 1860
Wehrhahn Worker's House
Unknown, 1860

201 Cedar
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1860
Froebel House
Unknown, 1866
Froebel House
Unknown, 1866

Address: 228 Washington Street
Material: Caliche
Style: Folk Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1866
Ball House
John Kampmann, 1868
Ball House
John Kampmann, 1868

Address: 120 King William St
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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John Kampmann, 1868
Gresser Hayes House
Unknown, 1870
Gresser Hayes House
Unknown, 1870

Address: 227 S Presa St
Material: Stone
Style: Folk Vernacular House

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Unknown, 1870
Umscheid House
Unknown, 1870
Umscheid House
Unknown, 1870

301 Lavaca
Material: Caliche
Style: Folk Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1870
Vinck House
William Breslan, 1871
Vinck House
William Breslan, 1871

202 Lavaca St
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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William Breslan, 1871
218 Lavaca (Casa 218)
Unknown, 1873
218 Lavaca (Casa 218)
Unknown, 1873

Address: 218 Lavaca St
Material: Caliche
Style: Vernacular Cottage

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Unknown, 1873
Elias Edmonds House
Unknown, 1875
Elias Edmonds House
Unknown, 1875

Address: 419 King William
Material: Stone
Style: Vernacular House

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Unknown, 1875