Monte Vista Historical District
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San Antonio College
San Antonio College is a community college that is a part of the Alamo Community College District. It is located on San Pedro Avenue, across from San Pedro Park, near downtown San Antonio. SAC is the oldest public two-year college in Texas...
(Ashby Place) to its most northern point along Hildebrand Avenue (near the city of Olmos Park). It was officially registered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Because of this, homeowners must adhere to rules and regulations set by the Monte Vista Historical Association (a group of homeowners who organized in the 1970s to benefit the area).
Monte Vista began development in 1889 when real estate developers took an interest in a goat pasture about 5 miles from the center of downtown San Antonio. Homes were built street by street, with different developers owning blocks at a time. Building was completed by the 1930s.
Government and infrastructure
The San Antonio Police DepartmentSan Antonio Police Department
The San Antonio Police Department is the municipal police department of San Antonio; it is headquartered in Downtown San Antonio.The department can trace its beginnings to 1846 when the first City Marshal was appointed. The city had its laws enforced only by Texas Rangers and the City Marshals...
(SAPD) serves Monte Vista from the Central Substation.
The United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
Laurel Heights Post Office is adjacent to and outside of Monte Vista.
Primary and secondary schools
The district is within the San Antonio Independent School DistrictSan Antonio Independent School District
San Antonio Independent School District is a school district based in Downtown San Antonio, Texas .San Antonio ISD is one of 15 school districts serving San Antonio. San Antonio ISD serves the downtown and inner city areas of San Antonio. San Antonio ISD also serves a small portion of the city of...
. Most of Monte Vista is zoned to Cotton Elementary School, and Mark Twain Middle School, both outside of the district. Some residents are zoned to Hawthorne K-8 Academy, also outside of the Monte Vista district. Edison High School, outside of the district, serves all of Monte Vista.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio encompasses in Texas.The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen.On...
operates the St. Anthony Catholic School (K-8) and the St. Anthony Catholic High School
St. Anthony Catholic High School
St. Anthony Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school located in the Monte Vista Historic District, San Antonio, Texas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.-Background:...
in Monte Vista. Keystone School
Keystone School
Keystone School, generally called simply Keystone, is a co-educational independent private school for students from kindergarten to twelfth grade, located in the Monte Vista Historic District, San Antonio, Texas, USA...
, a K-12 private school, is in Monte Vista. San Antonio Academy, a private PK-8 school for boys, is in Monte Vista.
Colleges and universities
The district is adjacent to Trinity UniversityTrinity University (Texas)
Trinity University is a private, independent, primarily undergraduate, university in San Antonio, Texas. Its campus is located in the Monte Vista Historic District and adjacent to Brackenridge Park....
and San Antonio College
San Antonio College
San Antonio College is a community college that is a part of the Alamo Community College District. It is located on San Pedro Avenue, across from San Pedro Park, near downtown San Antonio. SAC is the oldest public two-year college in Texas...
.
Public libraries
The Hannah Landa Memorial Library of the San Antonio Public LibrarySan Antonio Public Library
The San Antonio Public Library is a collection of a Central Library and 24 branch libraries that serve the City of San Antonio, Texas, USA. The library serves other cities in the area, including Alamo Heights, Hill Country Village, and Olmos Park.The Central Library is a , six-story structure that...
is located in the district.
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