Long-neglected 1906 Kelso House in Monte Vista has beautiful new exterior — more work is needed
Courtesy UTSA Special Collections /Courtesy UTSA Special CollectionsThe 1906 Kelso House, a three-story mansion in San Antonio’s Monte Vista Historic District, has undergone an amazing transformation in the past five years.
The long-vacant house designed by renowned San Antonio architect Atlee B. Ayres originally was the home of District Judge Winchester Kelso, a civic leader once described in a local newspaper as “one of the state’s most distinguished jurists.” His wife, May Joyce Kelso, president of the Battle of Flowers Association and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas’ Alamo Mission Chapter, has been credited with helping start the traditional Pilgrimage to the Alamo, a somber procession during Fiesta.
“Coming to San Antonio nineteen years ago he at once identified himself with various movements looking toward the betterment of the city and always had been at the van of any work of that kind,” the Light reported. Estimating repairs would cost $1.2 million, Lawton donated the house in 2017 to the preservation foundation.
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