Abandoned North Side dairy barn is denied historic status
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The milk house and dairy barn of the historic Bacon-Steubing farm property were denied historic designation last week by City Council.Billy Calzada /Billy Calzada
A barn built in the 1950s believed to be one of the last remaining structures of San Antonio’s dairy farming heritage has been denied historic landmark designation.
The 12.5-acre property in the 6400 block of De Zavala Road included three single-story structures built in 1950 that originally served as a barn, a milk house and a feed room for the former Bacon-Steubing dairy farm.
The Historic and Design Review Commission recommended granting the property historic status, but City Council members decided otherwise last week.
Ties to historic Guilbeau family may save ranch buildings on San Antonio s Northwest Side
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The city s Office of Historic Preservation said this house at 9290 Leslie Road appears to have been built in the 1880s for members of the historically prominent Guilbeau family. A representative for the family that now owns the property questioned whether it is historic.Scott Huddleston /Staff
For the second time this month, the Historic and Design Review Commission is requesting that a cluster of agricultural structures on San Antonio’s outskirts be considered for historic landmark designation despite opposition from a property owner.
The HDRC voted 5-1 to recommend that the City Council initiate a designation process for the property at 9290 Leslie Road, near Helotes, in Council District 7 on the Northwest Side. A house and two barns are believed to have connections to one of the earliest families from France to arrive in Texas in the 1800s.