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What is Villa Finale?
Villa Finale was the last home of local preservationist, Walter Nold Mathis who was instrumental in the revitalization of the historic King William neighborhood.
Upcoming Closures & Schedule Changes
Villa Finale will be closed on the following days…
Friday, September 1st through Monday, September 4th
Thursday, September 14th from 9:30am to 11:30am
Saturday September 23rd from 9:30am to 12:00pm
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Getting to Know...ARCHITECTUREWith Architect and Former University of Texas at San Antonio Professor of Architecture Practice, Rick Lewis
10:30am – 12:00pm
$10 Students / $15 Members / $20 Non-Members
Join us for this insightful tour of Villa Finale’s unique architectural details with noted architect and academic, Rick Lewis. Learn about the construction, rehabilitation, and on-going preservation of this grand historic home – the only site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Texas.
Due to the hot summer temperatures, Villa Finale will be offering summer hours beginning Tuesday, June 20th.
We will be open for self-guided tours from 9:30am to 3:00pm, with our last entry at 2:30pm.
We will be closed on Saturdays in August.
To encourage visitation during the cooler mornings, we are also pleased to announce our “beat the heat” summer special.
Enjoy $8 tours between the hours of 9:30am and 12:00pm, Tuesday through Friday, June 20th through August 31st!
Villa Finale Stands with the National Trust for Historic Preservation
As an historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Villa Finale: Museum & Gardens asserts without equivocation: Black Lives Matter.
Our Statement on Monuments to Oppression
We believe it is past time for us, as a nation, to acknowledge that some monuments do not reflect, and are in fact abhorrent to, our values and to our foundational obligation to continue building a more perfect union that embodies equality and justice for all. Our view is that unless these monuments can in fact be used to foster recognition of the reality of our painful past and invite reconciliation for the present and the future, they should be removed from our public spaces.