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History · Windcrest

Windcrest’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Windcrest. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Windcrest is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,865 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,364 to 5,865 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Windcrest yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Windcrest’s history is told.

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Joan CrawfordJoan CrawfordSan Antonio · 9 miMichelle RodriguezMichelle RodriguezSan Antonio · 9 miRobert RodriguezRobert RodriguezSan Antonio · 9 miJPJared PadaleckiSan Antonio · 9 miMegan Thee StallionMegan Thee StallionSan Antonio · 9 miRick RiordanRick RiordanSan Antonio · 9 mi
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Windcrest, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Windcrest is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Windcrest has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, 3.8 miles away.

Windcrest and the nearest listed places

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Fort Sam Houston National CemeteryRobert Hall HouseBrooke Army Medical CenterFort Sam HoustonStations of the Cross and Grotto at the Shrine of St. Anthony de PaduaTrolley Stop in Alamo Heights

Closest to Windcrest

Fort Sam Houston National CemeterySan Antonio · Built 19263.8miRobert Hall HouseSan Antonio · Building3.8miBrooke Army Medical CenterSan Antonio · Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival5.3miFort Sam HoustonSan Antonio · Quadrangle5.4miStations of the Cross and Grotto at the Shrine of St. Anthony de PaduaSan Antonio · Rock Sculpture5.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Windcrest?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Windcrest’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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