San Antonio ยท King William
The Oge House
A stone house begun as early as 1857 and enlarged by Alfred Giles for rancher and former Texas Ranger Louis Oge, on 1.5 acres overlooking the river.
- Built
- 1857First floor and basement built as early as 1857 for attorney Newton A. Mitchell; enlarged and remodeled in Neo-Classical style by Alfred Giles for Louis Oge, who bought it in 1881. Inn operated by Noble Inns.
- Style
- Neo-Classical (Greek Revival origins)
- Architect
- Alfred Giles (enlargement and remodel after 1881)
- Type
- B&B
- Rooms
- 10
- Price
- $$
- Area
- King William
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
One of San Antonio’s early stone residences, the house was begun as early as 1857 for attorney Newton A. Mitchell and his wife Catherine Elder, whose family developed the area. Louis Oge (1832-1915), who came to Texas with the Castro colony in 1845, served as a Texas Ranger and made a fortune ranching, bought it in 1881 and had Alfred Giles enlarge and remodel it. It sits on 1.5 acres overlooking the river in the King William district, Texas’s first historic district (city-designated 1968, NRHP 1972).
The ghost story
Ghost-tour lore holds that the owner who turned the house into an inn in 1991 saw shadowy figures and had herbs blow off kitchen shelves, and that the spirit of a young girl and an unnamed man, said to favor the Mathis Room, still visit.
Source: ghostcitytours.com
Good to know
- Breakfast: available
- Parking: on-site paid
- Address: 209 Washington St, San Antonio, TX 78204
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.