Mrs. Ike West, Sr. donated her Victorian home in the King William
Historic District to the San Antonio Conservation Society in 1965.
Her husband had acquired the house from his father, Sol West, who
had purchased it in 1892. The house, with its mansard roof, circular
galleries, iron roof cresting, and turret, was built between 1887
and 1888 for Smith M. Ellis.
In 1973, the Society sold the property and used the funds realized
from the sale to establish a revolving fund to encourage the
preservation of endangered historic properties in San Antonio. The
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documented the house in
1978. Today, the Ike West House remains a private residence. |
