Norton-Polk-Mathis House
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Norton-Polk-Mathis House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elias and Lucy Edmonds House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
The Norton–Polk–Mathis House, officially known as Villa Finale Museum & Gardens, is a historic house at 401 King William St. in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The house and its collection of 12,850 objects were donated to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2004, which operates the property as a museum. Villa Finale, which opened to the public in 2010, has 6,500 square feet. It was the first National Trust Historic Site in Texas. The home was named by its donor, Walter Nold Mathis (1919-2005), who became an eminent preservationist, both in the immediate King William neighborhood of San Antonio, and in other cities within Texas. Photographs and a virtual tour of the museum are available through Google Arts & Culture.
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Dates from 1876.
Wikidata Q16934173, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 12.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Elias and Lucy Edmonds House: 0.0 mi
- Carl Wilhelm August Groos House: 0.0 mi
- J.M. and Birdie Nix House: 0.1 mi
- Chabot House: 0.1 mi
- Oscar and Rachel Berman House: 0.1 mi
- King William Park: 0.3 mi
- Commander's House: 0.3 mi
- Chris Park: 0.4 mi
- Mustard Seed Plaza: 0.4 mi
- San Antonio River Walk - Eagleland: 0.5 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 5.3 mi
- Hillcrest: 6.4 mi
- Curly Hill: 6.9 mi
- Red Oak Hill: 7.3 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.7 mi
- Villa Finale: 0.0 mi
- Steves Homestead Museum: 0.1 mi
- Robert Hughes Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Villa Finale Visitor Center: 0.3 mi
- San Antonio Art League Museum: 0.3 mi
- Yanaguana Garden: 0.6 mi
- La Villita: 0.7 mi
- Casa Navarro State Historical Site: 0.7 mi
- River boat boarding: 0.7 mi
- Tower of the Americas: 0.7 mi
- Mockingbird Handprints: 0.3 mi
- Stained Glass Water Tower: 0.5 mi
- Laredito Mural: 0.7 mi
- Riverwalk Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Nelson and Tracy Wolff: 0.7 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Frost Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Denver Heights Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 3.7 mi
- Fratt: 9.2 mi
- Coker: 10.0 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 15.4 mi
- Adkins: 15.5 mi
- Kicaster: 18.6 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 2.4 mi
- Scenic Park Pond: 17.2 mi
- Huesta Springs: 17.3 mi
- Panther Springs: 18.8 mi
- Devine Spring: 18.9 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 7.7 mi
- Medina River Natural Area: 11.7 mi
- Bird of Prey: 13.2 mi
- Medallion Park: 15.6 mi
- Cedar Creek: 16.8 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 5.0 mi
- The Picnic Place: 10.5 mi
- Medicine Wall: 13.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Medina County Southbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Medina County Northbound Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Norton-Polk-Mathis House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | NW 311° | 484 m | 19.0 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 328° | 465 m | 22.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NNW 329° | 460 m | 20.1 mi |
| High Hill | NNW 348° | 456 m | 19.3 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 347° | 451 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sykes Hill | N 349° | 449 m | 20.6 mi |
| Butte Hill | N 350° | 449 m | 20.8 mi |
| Aue Hill | NNW 338° | 444 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6550487973
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