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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National RegisterSBR of Historic Places Registration Draft Form 1. Name of Property Historic Name: Aurora Apartment Hotel Other name/site number: Aurora Apartments Name of related multiple property listing: NA 2. Location Street & number: 509 Howard Street City or town: San Antonio State: Texas County: Bexar Not for publication: Vicinity: 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ( meets does not meet) the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following levels of significance: national statewide local Applicable National Register Criteria: A B C D State Historic Preservation Officer ___________________________ Signature of certifying official / Title Date Texas Historical Commission State or Federal agency / bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. _______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________ Signature of commenting or other official Date ____________________________________________________________ State or Federal agency / bureau or Tribal Government 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: ___ entered in the National Register ___ determined eligible for the National Register ___ determined not eligible for the National Register. ___ removed from the National Register ___ other, explain: _____________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Aurora Apartment Hotel,SBR San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Draft 5. Classification Ownership of Property: Private Category of Property: Building Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing 2 0 buildings 0 0 sites 0 0 structures 0 0 objects 2 0 total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register: 0 6. Function or Use Historic Functions: DOMESTIC: Multiple Dwelling, Hotel Current Functions: DOMESTIC: Multiple Dwelling 7. Description Architectural Classification: LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Late Gothic Revival, Beaux Arts, Spanish Colonial Revival; MODERN MOVEMENT: Art Deco Principal Exterior Materials: BRICK, STONE, CONCRETE, GLASS Narrative Description (see continuation sheets xx) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Aurora Apartment Hotel,SBR San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Draft 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria: C Criteria Considerations: NA Areas of Significance: Architecture (local) Period of Significance: 1930 Significant Dates: 1930 Significant Person (only if criterion b is marked): NA Cultural Affiliation (only if criterion d is marked): NA Architect/Builder: Vander Straten, Richard (architect), Herff & Jones (associate architects), Oeffinger, Edward W. (general contractor) Narrative Statement of Significance (see continuation sheets xx) 9. Major Bibliographic References Bibliography (see continuation sheets xx) Previous documentation on file (NPS): _ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested. _ previously listed in the National Register _ previously determined eligible by the National Register _ designated a National Historic Landmark _ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Primary location of additional data: x State historic preservation office (Texas Historical Commission, Austin) _ Other state agency _ Federal agency _ Local government _ University _ Other -- Specify Repository: Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): NA Page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Aurora Apartment Hotel,SBR San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Draft 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property: 1.41 acres Coordinates Latitude/Longitude Coordinates Datum if other than WGS84: N/A 1. Latitude: 29.441624°N Longitude: -98.496405°W 2. Latitude: 29.441634°N Longitude: -98.495562°W 3. Latitude: 29.440993°N Longitude: -98.495539°W 4. Latitude: 29.440990°N Longitude: -98.495973°W 5. Latitude: 29.440712°N Longitude: -98.495982°W 6. Latitude: 29.440719°N Longitude: -98.496141°W 7. Latitude: 29.441185°N Longitude: -98.496131°W 8. Latitude: 29.441186°N Longitude: -98.496386°W Verbal Boundary Description: NCB 373 BLK 15 LOT 7 & N 235.4 FT & W 50 FT OF S 99.85 FT OF A1, (Property ID 103525) San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Map 4). Boundary Justification: The boundary includes all the property historically associated with the nominated resources and follows the current legal parcel as recorded by the Bexar County Appraisal District (Map 5). 11. Form Prepared By Name/title: Adam Rajper, Associate Organization: MacRostie Historic Advisors, LLC Address: 20 N. Sampson Street, Suite 102 City or Town: Houston State: Texas Zip Code: 77003 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (310) 817-3942 Date: July 2020 Additional Documentation Maps (see continuation sheet xx) Additional items (see continuation sheets xx) Photographs (see continuation sheet xx) Page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Aurora Apartment Hotel,SBR San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Draft Photograph Log Aurora Apartment Hotel San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Photographed by Adam Rajper, May 2020 Photo 1 Photo 14 Primary (east) façade with Crockett Park in foreground, Detail of fountain in sunroom, view north view west Photo 15 Photo 2 Ground floor corridor, view north Detail of main entrance on primary (east) façade, view southwest Photo 16 Coffee shop, view south Photo 3 Detail of foundation stone on primary (east) façade Photo 17 Typical residential corridor Photo 4 Primary (east) and north (side) façades, view southwest Photo 18 Typical apartment entrance vestibule, view east Photo 5 Primary (east) and south (side) façades, view northwest Photo 19 Typical apartment interior, view northeast Photo 6 Rear (west) and façade, view east Photo 20 Typical apartment interior, view northwest Photo 7 Rear (west) and south (side) façades, view northeast Photo 21 Typical apartment bathroom Photo 8 Rear (west) and north (side) façades, southeast Photo 22 Commercial building, primary (north) façade, view Photo 9 south Roof and penthouse, view northwest Photo 23 Photo 10 Commercial building, primary (north) and east (side) Roof and penthouse, view southwest façades, view southwest Photo 11 Photo 24 Elevator lobby, view southwest Commercial building, primary (north) and west (side) façades, view southeast Photo 12 Lounge, view west Photo 25 Commercial building, rear (south) façade, view north Photo 13 Reception room, view southwest Photo 26 Commercial building, rear (south) and west (side) façades, view northeast Page 5 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Aurora Apartment Hotel,SBR San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Draft Photo 27 Commercial building, rear (south) and east (side) façades, view northwest Photo 28 Commercial building, typical tenant space interior, view west Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.460 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 100 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Office of Planning and Performance Management. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1849 C. Street, NW, Washington, DC Page 6 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Aurora Apartment Hotel,SBR San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Draft Narrative Description The Aurora Apartment Hotel, located at 509 Howard Street, in the Northside neighborhood of San Antonio, Texas is a ten-story with basement residential high-rise building with a three-story rooftop penthouse. Constructed as a premier South Texas apartment hotel between 1928 and 1930, the rectangular plan building is oriented towards and set back from Howard Street and overlooks Crockett Park to the east. The Aurora Apartment Hotel is a reinforced concrete with tan colored raked face brick building with Eclectic cast stone ornamentation and