Historic VFW Post 76 making progress to preserve house for future generations

SAN ANTONIO – Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 76 carries a top profile as “The Oldest Post in Texas.” Veterans shuttle from around the nation for ceremonies in San Antonio.

It’s an area favourite that sits alongside the world-famous River Walk.

“It means a lot to me,” visitor Ruben Segovia stated. “I like the way it looks. It reminds me of what San Antonio used to look like historically.”

The wonderful thing about the 110-year-old house is beginning to fade. At one level, visitors may just no longer use the restrooms, however development committee chair Steve Trevino stated the post has utterly overhauled the plumbing.

“It’s a solid fix. Solid fix,” Trevino stated.

After years of patchwork fixes, Trevino is now able to set up long-lasting upgrades.

“I don’t want to be where we have beavers making a wooden dam or we need Army Corps engineers,” Trevino stated.

The post is operating along the San Antonio Historic Preservation Office, drafting an evaluation of the house’s wishes and expectantly with town’s connections so they are able to get started discovering donors that need to assist.

“We should be kickstarting a fundraising campaign soon. We’re reviewing how and what can be donated as far as monetary and from whom. So we want to be able to make sure that we’re not limited by nonprofit status,” Trevino stated.

One of the descendants of the Petty circle of relatives — the circle of relatives who donated the house to the post — has already made a donation.

“This is his house and I take great pride in knowing that we have one surviving member who was raised in this house. And I just owe him a lot,” Trevino stated.

They additionally submitted a grant to the San Antonio Conservation Society to make some upkeep to the roof.

“It might not be the full 50K. We’re going to have to be happy to take whatever the award is,” Trevino stated.

If you’re making an attempt to strengthen VFW Post 76′s preservation procedure, you’ll be able to drop off donations of any quantity on the canteen inside of.