Oge House

One of early stone residences of San Antonio. First floor and basement were built as early as 1857 when place was owned by Attorney Newton. A. Mitchell and wife Catherine (Elder). Louis Oge (1832-1915) bought house in 1881, after migrating (1845) to Texas with the Castor Colony, serving in Texas Rangers under W.A.A. ("Bigfoot") Wallace, and making a fortune as a rancher. He was a San Antonio business leader and served as Alderman and school board president. He had leading architect Alfred Giles enlarge and remodel the house in Neo-Classical style.

Oge House is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.4171, -98.4924 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gustav Blersch House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sartor House, King William Neighborhood, and Guenther's Upper Mill.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029003680. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.