Alamo Heights in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Patsy P. and Walter Scott Light House

300 Argyle Avenue

— Built in 1961 —

Patsy P. and Walter Scott Light House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 8, 2023

1. Patsy P. and Walter Scott Light House Marker

Inscription.
Listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.

Location. 29° 28.529′ N, 98° 28.163′ W. Marker is in Alamo Heights, Texas, in Bexar County. It is at the intersection of Morton Street and Argyle Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Morton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Argyle Ave, San Antonio TX 78209, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas

and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: The Argyle (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Headwaters Sanctuary (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Antonio Spring "Blue Hole" (approx. half a mile away); Bridge Over the San Antonio River (approx. half a mile away); Brackenridge Villa (approx. half a mile away); Brackenridge Villa Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Lourdes Grotto (approx. 0.6 miles away); Motherhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. San Antonio Spring (The Blue Hole) (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Patsy P. and Walter Scott Light House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The Light House, designed by Brooks Martin with Harold Wong, is one of the finest midcentury modernist residences in the San Antonio area. Constructed in 1961, the house appears as a glass jewel box floating in a garden at the northwest corner of Argyle Avenue and Morton Streets in Alamo Heights. Martin employed slender steel columns on an innovative concrete foundation to support a flat roof with deep overhangs, shielding the home's interior from the hot Texas
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 8, 2023

2. Patsy P. and Walter Scott Light House Marker
sun filtering through its glass walls. Utilizing principles common to modernist residential dwellings of the first half of the twentieth century – especially those built in southern California – Martin's design seamlessly blends the Light House with its designed landscape, considering the placement of large trees in his site plan and cutting spaces for them in the overhanging roof eaves. The house opens to patios and gardens on all sides. In 1962 the Texas Society of Architects recognized Martin with an AIA Award of Merit for his design of the Light House …

Also see . . . Light House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 2011. (Prepared by Patsy Light and Ryan Schmidt, assisted by Rachel Leibowitz; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Patsy P. and Walter Scott Light House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 8, 2023

3. Patsy P. and Walter Scott Light House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,542 times since then and 137 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.