Mahncke Park

Mahncke Park, San Antonio is an urban neighborhood and park located in San Antonio, Texas

The park connects the San Antonio Botanical Gardens to Brackenridge Park. Neighborhood was built around Mahncke Park

Located just north of downtown San Antonio, the neighborhood boundaries are:

• North: Burr Road - Terrell Hills/Alamo Heights;
• South: Brackenridge St - Ft Sam Houston;
• East: Old Austin Road - Ft Sam Houston;
• West: Avenue B - Brackenridge Park.

The park is long, narrow strip of mostly undeveloped green space laid out on an east/west axis between Parland and Funston Streets. The east end is bounded by N. New Braunfels and the Botanical Gardens and the west end is bounded by Broadway and Brackenridge Park.

The neighborhood is within walking distance to: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio Botanical Gardens, San Antonio Zoo, Brackenridge Park, Witte Museum, Lions Field Park and the Brackenridge Golf Course. By car, the neighborhood is 10 minutes from downtown and major freeways.

Most of the homes in the neighborhood range in size from 1,000 sq ft (100 m²) to 2,000 sq ft (200 m²) and were constructed during the 1920s through the 1950s. Pre-WWII housing architecture consists primarily of bungalows built in styles of Mission, Four Square, California and Cottage Tudor. Post-WWII housing architecture consists mainly of Ranch-style dwellings.

The neighborhood today has an eclectic mix of residents from all backgrounds and persuasions. For more about San Antonio neighborhoods read the article on San Antonio.

External links

• Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association website
• History of Mahncke Park (the park)
• Community webpage
• The University of Texas at San Antonio houses a collection of papers spanning the years 1980 through 1994 and containing public documents, community Newsletters, and other documents that illustrate the concerns of the Association.