This three-story Renaissance Revival building was saved from demolition by the San Antonio Conservation Society when it purchased the property in 1979. The Society was able to save the front 97 feet of the building. August Staacke, who came to San Antonio from Germany in 1848, acquired the building site in 1868. James Riely Gordon, a prominent San Antonio architect, was engaged by the Staacke family to design a building to house its carriage business. The “Old Adobe”, which housed the original First Presbyterian Church, previously stood here.  The building, completed in 1894, is a three-story structure with a stamped metal facade and cornice. Two-story arches with granite Corinthian columns and inset bowed windows at the top floor are outstanding examples of the Renaissance Revival style. Other unique features include a balcony with classical balustrade, additional granite Ionic columns, and a Baroque pediment with finial at the center. The San Antonio Conservation Society sold the building to a group of local investors in January, 1980. Along with the Stevens Building, it has been restored for adaptive use as retail and office space. More Cessioned Properties