Petty House (San Antonio)
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Petty House is a historic Victorian house located at 10 10th Street, San Antonio, Texas along the San Antonio River Walk.[1]
History
Mary Drake built the house in 1895 in an area known as Milam Bend.[2] After moving to the area, businessman Van Alvin Petty Sr. (1860–1929) and his wife Mary Cordelia née Dabney (1861–1943) purchased the house in November 1901.[2][3] The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 76, the largest and oldest VFW post in Texas, purchased the house in 1947 and has been located there ever since.[1][4]
The City of San Antonio designated it a historic landmark in 2008, followed by the State of Texas in 2017.[1][2]