A majestic King William home recently listed for $2.2 million was once the home of J.D. Oppenheimer, newspaper archives reveal. No, not the physicist who’s the subject of a new biopic, but a San Antonio banker who helped finance the Aztec Theatre and other landmarks.
Among other things, the prominent local businessman helped finance the $1.5 million needed to complete the Aztec, according to an Express-News report. He also operated D. and A. Oppenheimer, described in an early 20th-century archival document as the “only remaining private bank in the city.”
The elegance of Oppenheimer’s former four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home certainly seems fitting for a banking magnate.
Built in 1910, Victorian features a rounded front room along with a deep-set front porch and a railed second-floor balcony. Inside, the breathtaking foyer features a coffered ceiling, a winding staircase and plenty of intricate woodwork. Meanwhile, “elegant pocket doors” allow the living and dining spaces to be closed off when need be, according to its sales listings.
Newspaper archives also reveal that the home was restored to its current elegance sometime in more recent decades. A 1969 real estate listing in the San Antonio Express shows that prior to a major reno, the property was carved into “nine small apartments” plus a separate rental house in the rear.
This home is listed by Justin Johns with Coldwell Banker D’Ann Harper, Realtors.
All photos and listing info via Realtor.com.
