The Argyle

Built in 1859 by Charles Anderson as the headquarters for a 1400-acre house ranch, the Argyle later passed from Anderson, who left San Antonio on the eve of the Civil War, to the poet Hiram McLane, who lived there for 30 years. In 1890, when Alamo Heights was created, a subdivider named the mansion for his native Argyllshire, Scotland. The O'Grady family, formerly of Boerne, bought the Argyle in 1893 and made it famous for hospitality and food. The classic "Argyle Cook Book" was published in 1940.

Alamo Heights, Texas · United States