Casa Navarro State Historic Site, Heritage site in downtown San Antonio, United States.
Casa Navarro is a limestone and adobe complex in downtown San Antonio that includes three buildings from the 1830s through 1850s: a residence, a kitchen, and a two-story office building. The structures display a blend of Spanish and Anglo-American construction methods and now serve as a venue for exhibits about this era.
Navarro bought the roughly 1.5-acre property in 1832 and moved onto it soon after; the limestone, caliche block and adobe buildings were raised c. 1832–1855. The San Antonio Conservation Society acquired and restored the complex between 1960 and 1964, opening it to the public in October 1964. It became a Texas State Historic Landmark in 1962, joined the National Register in 1972, passed to the Texas Historical Commission on January 1, 2008, and was named a National Historic Landmark in 2016.
Navarro's name is preserved in the site's title, and the surrounding Laredito neighborhood was a Tejano district where residents kept Mexican customs. Staff-led discussions and copies of Navarro's writings let visitors engage with his advocacy for Tejano rights. The 1832 property purchase and later restoration by the San Antonio Conservation Society (1960–1964) are part of the site's story.
Casa Navarro stands in the old Laredito neighborhood of downtown San Antonio, and the one-story limestone house, two-story store and detached kitchen are toured on foot. Staff are on hand to answer questions about Navarro's writings, and copies of his texts are available to read. The site is managed by the Texas Historical Commission, which took it over on January 1, 2008.
The property sits in a neighborhood called Laredito, which was once a thriving Mexican community, traces of which remain visible in the area today. This location makes the buildings an important anchor point of the local story and shows how the community evolved across generations.
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