Pershing House

San Antonio, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Designed by architect Alfred Giles and completed in 1881 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, the Pershing House is a Victorian-era single-family residence that has served as the commanding officers' quarters since its construction. The two-story structure encompasses 10,830 square feet with eleven rooms, six full bathrooms, and one half bath, originally built at a cost of $17,076. Originally called "Quarters No. 6, Staff Post," the house became home to sixteen successive commanding officers, beginning with Major General Christopher C. Augur, and has housed numerous Medal of Honor recipients. During the twentieth century, the house underwent improvements including an enclosed porch and modernizations to plumbing, electricity, and air conditioning. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, it remains part of Joint Base San Antonio, the consolidation of military facilities completed in 2009.