Arsenal in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Mary Virginia Burkholder
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 8, 2023
1. Mary Virginia Burkholder Marker
Inscription.
Mary Virginia Burkholder. . Born in 1908, Mary Burkholder moved to San Antonio before 1913. She earned her teaching credentials in 1929 from Our Lady of the Lake College and passionately taught for decades at Jose Navarro Elementary School. In the late 1960s, Mary took on the task of documenting the condition and history of the houses in the historic King William neighborhood where she lived. In 1947, the King William Area Conservation Association formed to preserve their rich history. This effort was reinvigorated by Burkholder and others who formed the King William Association on July 28, 1967. As an active member until her death in 1997, she conducted extensive research and published two books on the area’s homes, preserving one of San Antonio’s oldest neighborhoods.
Born in 1908, Mary Burkholder moved to San Antonio before 1913. She earned her teaching credentials in 1929 from Our Lady of the Lake College and passionately taught for decades at Jose Navarro Elementary School. In the late 1960s, Mary took on the task of documenting the condition and history of the houses in the historic King William neighborhood where she lived. In 1947, the King William Area Conservation Association formed to preserve their rich history. This effort was reinvigorated by Burkholder and others who formed the King William Association on July 28, 1967. As an active member until her death in 1997, she conducted extensive research and published two books on the area’s homes, preserving one of San Antonio’s oldest neighborhoods.
Erected 2017 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18742.)
Location. 29° 24.908′ N, 98° 29.475′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Arsenal. Marker is on Madison Street north of Beauregard Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 226 Madison St, San Antonio TX 78204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 8, 2023
2. Mary Virginia Burkholder Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
