Bushnell
240 Bushnell, San Antonio, TXThe Bushnell Apartments are a rare example of a large scale, multi-family dwelling in San Antonio.
The Bushnell is an unusual example of a large scale, early twentieth century, multi-family dwelling in San Antonio. In the Texas of the 1920's, single family homes were the general rule, and the few apartments of that era were almost always one-to-three-story structures. Many of the few medium-rise apartments of that era have been demolished, and the Bushnell is one of two extant large scale, apartment buildings from the pre-Depression era in San Antonio. The Spanish Colonial Revival style Bushnell apartments have been a San Antonio landmark since their construction in 1926.
Bibliography
November 7, 1926, August 22, 1926 San Antonio Express - October 24, 1926,
November 7, 1926, August 22, 1926 Interview with Pat Osborne, San Antonio Historic Preservation Officer
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.