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, originally powered by waters of the Pajalache, or Concepcion Acequia, was built by Manuel Yturri Castillo in 1820. 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. MAP to the Yturri Edmunds Historic Site more historical site visits