Marker Inscription
Industry, Art
Historic Place
San Antonio Water Works Pump Station No. 2
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About this site
San Antonio Water Works Pump Station No. 2 is a historic place in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 74 historic places documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4487, -98.4768 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Zambrano House (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pershing House, The San Antonio Museum of Popular Culture, and Jacala Restaurant.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2081000625. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Pump Station No. 2 was built in 1885 by George Washington Brackenridge as part of the expansion of his San Antonio Water Works Company, drawing on the flow of the San Antonio River. After artesian wells came to supply the entire city around 1915, the pump house fell into disuse for decades. The architectural firm of Joe Stubblefield and Richard Mogas succeeded in adding the building to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 and led its restoration, which reopened the landmark in early 1985.
Sources: uiw.edutshaonline.org
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