Where to Stay in Terrell Hills, Texas

What is Terrell Hills known for?

In 1945 San Antonio tried to annex the city without an election in either place, and Terrell Hills went to court and won. With Alamo Heights and Olmos Park it forms a group of three cities between Uptown, Midtown, and Downtown San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston.

What are the main landmarks in Terrell Hills?

Three named houses stand in Terrell Hills: the H. Lutcher Brown House on Ivy Lane, the Marshall Steves House on Grandview Place, and the Linda Pace House on Elm Court. Alamo Heights High School, which serves most of the city, stands just across the city line. The McNay Art Museum lies nearby, outside the city.

What is the history of Terrell Hills?

Development of Terrell Hills began in 1919, when Frederick Terrell sold 22.5 acres of property to a private association, the Terrell Hills Community. That association ran the community until 1939. Terrell Hills then incorporated as a municipality.

The city is named after Frederick Terrell, a local bank president who had been mayor of San Antonio in 1901.

Where is Terrell Hills?

Terrell Hills lies in Bexar County, Texas, 5 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. Alamo Heights borders it on the west. Fort Sam Houston, a U.S.

Army post, lies on the east, with Uptown San Antonio to the north and San Antonio's Near East Side to the south. The city covers about 4.2 square kilometres.