San Antonio's Monte Vista: Architecture and Society in a Gilded Age

This is the definitive work on the 100-block Monte Vista National Historic District, which survives nearly intact from San Antonio's Gilded Age. It is the finest neighborhood of the era remaining in Texas. Architects drawn to the burgeoning city from across the country designed homes both elaborate and modest in an unusual variety of styles, from Queen Anne to Prairie to Tudor to Spanish Colonial Revival, during the heady times when San Antonio was the largest city in the largest state. Landmark homes are described block by block, with numerous vintage and contemporary illustrations and a separate index of architects.

Author: Donald E. Everett
Publisher: Maverick Books
Published: 12/13/2022
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.20w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781595348715
ISBN10: 1595348719
BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Buildings | Residential
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | United States | State & Local | Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

About the Author
Donald E. Everett (1920-2004) was a professor of history at Trinity University, where he chaired the history department from 1967 to 1981. A native of Auburn, Alabama, he graduated from the University of Florida and completed his master's and doctoral degrees at Tulane University.