1878
Before the high-rise
The Maverick Hotel occupied the site, in a building that had earlier served as San Antonio’s military headquarters before being remodeled as a hotel.
Downtown San Antonio · Est. 1922
The
The
Maverick
More than a century above downtown San Antonio.
A downtown landmark
Built for a growing city, the Maverick Building has spent more than a century adapting with San Antonio.
Completed in 1922, the nine-story Maverick Building rose at the corner of North Presa and East Houston streets during the construction boom that reshaped downtown San Antonio. Its red-brick shaft, cut-stone base and restrained silhouette made it an early local example of modern high-rise architecture.
The building carries the name of the Maverick family, whose land holdings helped shape Houston Street for generations. After decades as an office building, years of vacancy and multiple rounds of rehabilitation, the Maverick entered a new chapter while retaining the historic character that earned it a place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the full story1922Opened
9Stories
1995National Register
606N. Presa Street
Through the yearsOne address.
One address.
Many lives.
From the Maverick family and a 1920s office boom to preservation, apartments and hospitality, the building’s story mirrors downtown San Antonio’s own reinvention.
1922
The Maverick Building opens
Designed by architect Lou Harrington, the new office building became one of the early skyscrapers of San Antonio’s rapidly modernizing downtown.
1981
A long silence
After nearly six decades of office use, the building was shuttered and entered a period of vacancy and uncertainty.
1995
Historic recognition
The Maverick Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and its role in downtown development.
1996
Residential rebirth
The former office building returned to active use through conversion to apartments, beginning a new era for the landmark.
Today
The next chapter
The building is now The Maverick, powered by Placemakr, welcoming nightly and extended-stay guests in the heart of downtown San Antonio.
Historical archiveThe story,
The story,
in the original.
Newspapers and official records preserve details that a modern retelling cannot. Explore documents gathered from the building’s past.
National Register
National Register Nomination
The 13-page nomination documenting the building’s architecture, setting, significance and Maverick family history.
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Newspaper
The New Maverick Building
A period newspaper feature celebrating the newly completed office building and the firms that helped construct it.
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Casa Del Rio Restaurant
A newspaper clipping preserving one chapter of the building’s early commercial life.
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Girl Scouts Council
A period clipping connected to the Girl Scouts Council and the Maverick Building.
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The Maverick today
Historic walls.
Historic walls.
A living building.
The Maverick remains part of downtown life as an apartment-style hotel operated by Placemakr, steps from the River Walk and Alamo Plaza.
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