Q: Just discovered your amazing magazine . . . we are about to begin restoring a beautiful house in San Antonio. We're wondering if you have any back issues or related resources on Spanish Revival homes? Our goal is to stay true to the existing architectu

—Wayne & Molly Knutson, San Antonio, Texas

A: Welcome to the club! We have indeed covered Spanish Colonial Revival houses over the years. Printed back issues aren’t available, but you can see many articles and related items at oldhouseonline.com. Search “Spanish Colonial” and “Spanish Revival.” At our website, try other key words, too: San Antonio, California tile, tile roofs, stucco, metalwork, old house kitchens. And check out suppliers in the online directory.

Be sure to tap into the very active preservation movement in San Antonio, to get local recommendations: sanantonio.gov/historic • saconservation.org • facebook. com/powerofpreservationsa • tshaonline.org.

I wish I could supply local names for you, but I haven’t been to San Antonio for decades and my Rolodex is out of date. I’m overdue for a visit! —Patricia Poore

White stucco and tile roofs are ubiquitous on Spanish Colonial Revival houses of the 1920s.