At a 1934 house on Smith Alley, the rusted tin porch cover has been replaced and the home given a fresh coat of blue paint, its front door and windows trimmed in crisp white, making the classic shotgun house new and inviting.
In San Antonio, there are an estimated 700 “shotgun” houses like it. Mostly built in the early half of the 20th century, the homes are slim in size, but big on historic and architectural value — even as they fall into disrepair.
In 2022, City Council voted to fund a program to rehabilitate shotgun houses using $302,000 from the Neighborhood and Housing Services Department.
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