Typically, our home slideshows focus on interesting properties in San Antonio proper, but we couldn t resist this rustically beautiful 1800s property in the nearby town of Castroville. Castroville was settled by immigrants from Alsace, a French region that borders Germany and Switzerland and that influence shows in this $470,000 property formed when two 1840s homes were connected by a covered walkway. One of those houses was built in the Alsatian architectural style and has a historic designation, while the other is primarily German architecture. Even if you re not hip to the subtleties of those Old World styles, it s clear the combination of the two dwellings is as far as you can get from a suburban McMansion. Cypress beams support the ceiling and even feature in some of the walls. The floors are wood and stone, and there s even an original rock-lined cellar.