Details for Book Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5029000450
Data
| Marker Number | 450 |
| Atlas Number | 5029000450 |
| Marker Title | Book Building |
| Index Entry | Book Building |
| Address | 140 East Houston |
| City | San Antonio |
| County | Bexar |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 549699 |
| UTM Northing | 3254931 |
| Subject Codes | commercial buildings |
| Marker Year | 1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 140 East Houston, San Antonio; MARKER REPORTED MISSING 5/2011 (may be inside building) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | Missing |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | During the 1850s, the U.S. Army occupied several stone and adobe buildings which stood at this site. Dwight Dana Book (1869-1955), a civil engineer and veteran of the Spanish-American War, bought the property in 1904. He had this red brick commercial building erected in 1906. Attorney's, realtors, architects, physicians and other tenants leased office space here. A popular club called the "Night Spot" was once located in the basement level. (1978) |