Gray-Guilbeau House

Gray-Guilbeau House (HM1KBP)

Location: San Antonio, TX 78205 Bexar County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 25.307', W 98° 29.291'

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José Amador was given this property by the Spanish Government in 1817. His heirs sold it to P.L. Buquor in 1847. Later that year, James Gray bought the land and built this house, which he sold to French consul Francois Guilbeau in 1853. Another Frenchman, Marie Biencourt, owned the house and occupied it from 1880 until 1932. The house stood vacant for 15 years until it was purchased by local artist Warren Hunter. Hunter completely renovated the two-room adobe structure and leased it to Dr. Victor Alessandro, conductor of the San Antonio Symphony, who made further modern additions. Mr. & Mrs. Walter Henshaw, who owned the house from 1958 to 1970, added a second story to the building and lived there until it was purchased by restaurant operator Frank Phelps in 1970.
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HM NumberHM1KBP
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Marker NumberG
Placed ByLa Villita Tenants Association and the San Antonio Conservation Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, May 4th, 2015 at 10:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 549647 N 3254825
Decimal Degrees29.42178333, -98.48818333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 25.307', W 98° 29.291'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 25' 18.42" N, 98° 29' 17.46" W
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Area Code(s)210
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 515 Villita St, San Antonio TX 78205, US
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