History behind the Richard Hill Farm in San Antonio, Texas explained.

The Richard Hill Farm is one of the many historic farms of San Antonio, Texas which has been forgotten with time. This news article will explain what the Richard Hill Farm was and the specific functions were of this farm.

Richard Hill established a farm called the Richard Hill Farm on 200 acres of land sometime during the early 20th century around 1903. Richard Hild Farm was also a historic farm with several structures. The Richard Hild farm which was occupied during the early part of the 20th century (circa 1903) until 1987. (Ref: https://www.sanantonio.gov/portals/0/Files/HistoricPreservation/arc_reports/41BX784_Historic_Homestead.pdf)

The Richard Hill Farm was located on a gently sloping terrace west of Rosillo Creek. Rosillo Creek and a spring-fed tank provided water for crops and cattle. (Ref: https://car.utsa.edu/CARResearch/Publications/ASRFiles/301-400/ASR%20No.%20373.pdf)

Small grains, cotton, other dry land crops, and native grasses or varieties of perennial grass are also grown given that the farm was located on top of Houston Black soil and clay. These soils are often cultivated with grain sorghum and corn being the main crops.

The Richard Hill Farm was destroyed in 1987. Despite the destruction, several structures could be discerned: Two cisterns, one concrete and one cinderblock, two concrete water troughs, a tank and associated wood-frame pump house, three concrete slabs, seven rubble piles representing house sites, and five ancillary structures. All the structures were of frame construction, none were extant, though the foundations were partially intact. However today nothing remains of the Richard Hill Farm.
(Ref: https://car.utsa.edu/CARResearch/Publications/ASRFiles/301-400/AR%20No.%20384%20Loop%201604%20Improvs%20TAC%204092%204182%20REDACTED.pdf)

The Richard Hill Farm was located at I 10 and Foster Road, San Antonio, Texas, US 78244. Richard Hild Farm is and was roughly 1,391 meters northeast of Martindale AASF.