We're sorry - We will be closed until 2014 due to construction on Mission Road
When we reopen, we will be part of the Mission Trail, a nine mile route connecting the Alamo to Mission Espada.
Admission
- Adults: $5.00
- Children under 12: Free.
- Please call regarding discounts offered to seniors, military, groups, schools, and
San Antonio Conservation Society members.
- Free Parking on Site
Directions
- 128 Mission Road, San Antonio, TX 78204
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A two-thirds acre tract, originally part of Mission Concepcion lands, was willed to the San Antonio Conservation Society by Ernestine E. Edmunds, granddaughter of Manuel Yturri Castillo, who received the land grant in 1824 from the Mexican government. The Society took possession of this historic landmark in December, 1961.
Built circa 1840-1860, this is one of the few adobe block houses remaining in San Antonio. North rooms of the structure span the millrace, a notable and unusual feature. The house was recorded in the 1969 Historic American Buildings Survey.
The long-range restoration program for Yturri-Edmunds was started in June, 1964, under the direction of Ernest Schuchard, well-known engineer and former executive of Pioneer Flour Mills, and Marvin Eickenroht, A.I.A., who was the project architect. In 1986-87 additional restoration work included replacement of deteriorated adobe bricks and plaster in the west wall of the house.
The Mill
There has been much conjecture about the origin of the mill. Some researchers speculate that it already existed on the property when Manuel Yturri Castillo acquired the land in 1824. However, Yturri Castillo did not mention the building in his will of 1842 and attempts to document the dates of operation have proved unsuccessful. An adobe brick wall and stone steps are all that remain of the original mill; the rest has been reconstructed.. Reconstruction of the grist mill was completed in May, 1972, with the cooperation and supervision of Alfred Beckmann and E.W. Dotson of Pioneer Flour Mills, Ambrose A. Kozielski, millwright, and Roberto Borrego, Jr., millstone craftsman.
The Carriage House
Built in 1881, was purchased by the Society in 1964 and moved from its original location on the Oge property in the King William Historic District. The exterior of the two-story board-and-batten building was restored to its original appearance, while the interior was modified for use as a meeting room and an apartment.
The Postert House
Located just behind the Carriage House, was reconstructed at this site in 1985. The small caliche block and stone rubble house was originally built at 1604 South Dolores Street about 1855 by Christopher Postert. In 1984, it was threatened with demolition and donated to the Foundation by Mr. Felix Eckert. The one-room house was rebuilt at the Yturri-Edmunds site through the generosity of Floy Fontaine Jordan and dedicated to the memory of Frank Mudge Edwards, her grandfather, who was present at the founding of the San Antonio Conservation Society.