The Alamo was built as a fortress style compound and mission. (www.american-historama.org) The building that survived the battles of the Alamo were used as houses for soldiers, but in 1876, they were all sadly abandoned. Texas bought the Alamo Chapel, but didn’t restore it or even take care of it. The Alamo Chapel was later sold as a grocery store. After that, The Daughters of Texas bought the Alamo Chapel with a little bit of complications through court, then in 1905, then the chapel started to be restored in 1905. The chapel was constructed with blocks of limestone, and was about 30 feet tall and 60 feet wide.
The Alamo was built as a fortress style compound and mission. (www.american-historama.org) The building that survived the battles of the Alamo were used as houses for soldiers, but in 1876, they were all sadly abandoned. Texas bought the Alamo Chapel, but didn’t restore it or even take care of it. The Alamo Chapel was later sold as a grocery store. After that, The Daughters of Texas bought the Alamo Chapel with a little bit of complications through court, then in 1905, then the chapel started to be restored in 1905. The chapel was constructed with blocks of limestone, and was about 30 feet tall and 60 feet wide.