When I visit San Antonio I always make it to the Riverwalk and the King William District. They have some of the nicest Historical Homes in San Antonio. Everytime I go there it seems they have re-done many more homes since my last visit. I enjoy driving up and down the streets of this neighborhood and imagine myself pulling up into the driveway of some of these old homes. My dream has always been to re-do an old home, but it just isn't in my budget. So I'll settle for being able to see and photograph them and hope that maybe one day my dream will become a reality.
You'll have to excuse my photography skills...they're not the greatest.
Here's what I saw....
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A pretty white house...I can see myself sipping ice tea on this porch.
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You can barely see it but this home had the prettiest shade of blue around the windows.
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A Victorian Style home with that same shade of blue on the porch posts.
This little cottage had a lot going for it...
a precious porch, a decorative piece above the window making it the focal point of the home.
The front door seems to have a cornice above it as well.
This home had some beautiful architectural details but very hard to capture on film from the street.
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I loved the look of this home with arches flanking the porch.
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I had to get a close-up of the wreath.
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I absolutely loved this massive column on a home that needed some TLC.
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A really cute cafe...
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Looks like it used to be a church.
I hope you enjoyed the tour!
Peace and Love~
P.S. If you're in the San Antonio area you must visit this neighborhood.
Pictures just don't do these homes justice.
treasuresAugust 6, 2010 at 5:51 AM
Hi. Thanks for visiting. I'm returning the visit :) I just love old architecture and would love to drive thru this neighborhood, but it is too far away. I want to do a similar blog with old homes in Portland, Oregon; but haven't had the camera when in the pretty neighborhoods . . . someday in a future blog.
ReplyDelete~ Julie
Lisa, what beautiful homes and gardens. When you get that dream home, I'll bring the ice tea :) Have a great weekend, T BTW, Love the new look of your blog.
ReplyDeleteLots of neat homes, Lisa. Thanks for taking the time to appreciate them and share them. I rarely slow down enough to see such architectural detail. Great tour! ~Mindy
ReplyDeleteHey, you're in my hood! I recognize many of those lovely homes. :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,
Anne
Lisa, I've driven through that area myself - we live up near kerrville/comfort. those homes are so beautiful - my favorite one was the cottage.
ReplyDeletenow if i could just get that cottage to a beach, i'd move in!!
thanks for your kind words on my blog post.
i'll catch up with you later:)
What are you talking about, you captured the beauty of these homes perfectly!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jan, my favorite is also the smaller cottage style, I could see myself smiling ear to ear every time I drove up :) and how fun is that wreath?
BTW I really appreciate the nice comment.
What a lovely post you did on the King William area. You are correct, Casbeer's was originally a church and then the Church Dinner Theatre for many years, now Casbeer's is a great fit. My husband's family lives in the area and I never tire of a walk or bicycle ride through the area.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about Victoria's so thanks for the photos.
Smiles,
Carol
Wow , I love those houses and especially the porhes !
ReplyDeleteWe haven´t got anything like that here in Sweden .
Thanks for your kind comment !
Love/Lotta
How I love those big old lovely homes. My dream is to live in one before my bucket list is done.
ReplyDeletejanice
WOW! THOSE HOUSES ARE AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteSUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE OR TO VISIT...
THANKS FOR SHARING!
DEBBIE MOSS
i just love neighborhood tours, and you found
ReplyDeletea lovely one! i especially liked the sweet cottage.
thank you.
I am hoping to take a little trip to San Antonio sometime soon, so I will definitely add this to my list of stops. THanks for posting such beautiful homes.
ReplyDeleteJudy
Just late this summer..I found out about King William's district...and am so very anxious to go over and see that area.
ReplyDeleteWe have not been in SA for over 6 years now. Time to go again.
So many photo opps there...most especially these lovely, lovely "Victorians".
Thank you for reminding me...glad you had such a good time.
Rose
Ok, these are so endearing.I was searching for the right terms. I usually do a double take when I spot historical homes, but never quite stop to take lovely pictures. I was imagining the wreath on the cottage's door:)I must admit they caught my fancy. Thanks for sharing, Lisa!
ReplyDeleteThird photo is I love the most.
ReplyDelete"you captured the beauty of these homes perfectly" agreed in full here. :)
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