Braun/Rousseau House

Address: 9861 Braun Way

This property is part of the original survey of J.G. Braden, #302, Abstract #71. Robert Braun, who inherited the property from Mary Braun, sold the property on Jan. 24, 1929 to S.E. Knowlton, et. al. On July 31, 1968, the Knowlton’s (Lloyd M., Robert M., Edward H., and Wendolyn A. Knowlton) sold 22.362 acres out of the original 160 acre survey to Ruby Rousseau. In 2004 Ruby Rousseau sold the property to the Salvation Army.

The complex consists of multiple buildings including two stone houses, a smokehouse and a dairy barn. The larger residential structure and smaller house are excellent examples of early German vernacular architecture. The two story five bay front house has a tin roof over the original shingle roof, 6/6 windows, and a porch on the south side. The smaller structure seems to have been a one room living space in which the roof was raised to add a second story at some point. This has a tin roof and a 1 shed added to the north side and a frame garage added to the east side, as well as 6/6 windows. The smokehouse, with a subterranean and above ground component is to the north of these houses. These structures are stone and log and built about 1850.

Source: City of San Antonio Historic Designation Resolution