Located on the east bank of the San Antonio River in the King William Historic District, this elegant three-story residence was built in 1876 for Edward Steves, founder of the Steves Lumber Company. The ashlar limestone structure, constructed in the French Second Empire style, features a concave mansard roof with decorative iron cresting. Alfred Giles, a prominent San Antonio architect, is thought to have been its designer. In 1952, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Vaughan donated the property to the San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation in memory of Mrs. Vaughan’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Steves, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steves. The Society has maintained the Steves Homestead as a house museum since 1954. It is open for tours daily. More Society Properties