Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio Depot, Water-Watch Tower, Grayson Street & New Braunfels Avenue, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Significance: This ninety-foot high limestone tower, built in 1876-78, stands at the center of the original Quartermaster Depot, now the Headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Army, and serves as a focal point for the military post of Fort Sam Houston. The tower, originally constructed as a water and watch tower, was the first structure to be completed on Post. It was converted to a clock tower in 1882. The entire Quadrangle, including the tower, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1974, and was declared a National Historic Landmark the next year.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-183
Survey number: HABS TX-3303-2
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75001950