The following text is from the brochure for the Wesley Peacock House.    

The brochure was submitted by Colonel Donald W. Peacock, member of the Peacock 
Family Association of the South.


Wesley Peacock House
2811 West Ashby Place
San Antonio, Texas 78201

Now the property of The Salvation Army, the historic Wesley Peacock House (built 
in 1890) is the official home of the Women's Auxiliary of The Salvation Army as 
well s the records office of the Alumni Association of the former Peacock 
Military Academy.  It is also a museum of Antiques, artifacts, photographs, and 
memorabilia from the Peacock family and the Peacock Military Academy.

Professor Wesley Peacock, Sr. founded the Peacock School for Boys in 1894.  When 
military training was added in 1900 the name of the school was changed to 
Peacock Military Academy.  The Wesley Peacock House was the administration 
headquarters and hospitality center for the school.  The professor and his 
family lived in the upstairs rooms of the house.

In those early years of the school, the house was Victorian in style with two 
stories and ten rooms with fireplaces in all but one room.  The first floor 
consisted of a reception room, a parlor/music room, library, dining room and 
kitchen.  Outside the kitchen was an enclosed patio porch for taking meals.  Two 
staircases let to the second floor containing four bedrooms and one bathroom.  
The front three rooms on the first floor were used as classrooms.  In addition 
to the house, there was a carriage house with quarters for servants and an 
adjoining building which Professor Peacock used as his office.  There was also a 
barn and stalls for horses.

A fire in 1931 on the second floor of the house prompted major remodeling.  Gone 
forever were the lovely porches and gingerbread trim of Victorian times.  With 
the addition of a conference room in 1960, the house took the final step toward 
its metamorphosis into becoming a strictly utilitarian building -- the Academy 
Headquarters.

When the school closed in 1973, the Peacock family deeded the house, along with 
eighteen school buildings and the twenty-acre campus to The Salvation Army.  In 
1979 the Texas Historical Commission place a bronze plaque on the front of the 
building, naming it a historical site.  In addition, The Salvation Army's state 
commander designated it the official home of the Women's Auxiliary and records 
office of the Peacock Alumni Association.  The house then officially became the 
repository of academy records, archives and memorabilia -- a mini-museum.

Anticipating the 100th anniversary of the Wesley Peacock House, the Peacock 
Alumni Association, the Peacock Family, The Salvation Army, and the Women's 
Auxiliary joined forces to restore it as closely as possible to its original 
condition.  Total renovation of the building was completed by the 1990 target 
date, and today the house displays the welcoming warmth and graciousness of its 
early years.  

The Wesley Peacock House serves proudly as the hospitality center for The 
Salvation Army, as a museum housing the archives and memorabilia of the Peacock 
Military Academy, and as a meeting place and conference center for the Women's 
Auxiliary and the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army.

The house is available to the public for visits or guided tours.  Arrangements 
may be made by calling the Wesley Peacock House at (210) 733-7766 or (210) 733-
3324 or The Salvation Army Headquarters at (210) 736-1505.