Alamo, The
Fort in San Antonio, Texas, U.S.. Built 1718. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, a pivotal event of the Texas Revolution in which American folk heroes James Bowie and Davy Crockett were killed. Today it is a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and a part of the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX |
| County | Bexar County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000808 |
| Built | 1718 |
| Type of place | mission station, fortification |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Contributing resources | 3 buildings, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX |
| Website | thealamo.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 29.42536, -98.48607 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | San Antonio Missions National Historical Park · 9 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cranes Mill Park 34 mi · North Park 35 mi · Potters Creek Park 36 mi |
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Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000808. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.