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Casa Navarro is a historic site in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States. The original house complex was the residence of Texas patriot Jose Antonio Navarro (1795-1871), a rancher, merchant, leading advocate for Tejano rights, and one of only two native-born Texans to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence. Navarro first bought the property, about 1.5 acres, in 1832. The limestone, caliche block, and adobe structures were built c. 1832-1855, and Navarro moved onto the property soon after. The site is situated in the heart of old San Antonio, in what used to be a thriving Tejano neighborhood known as Laredito. The structures were acquired and restored by the San Antonio Conservation Society between 1960 and 1964, and the site was opened to the public in October 1964. The site was designated a Texas State Historic Landmark in 1962, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The San Antonio Conservation Society deeded Casa Navarro to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in 1975 who operated it as Jose Antonio Navarro State Historical Park. On January 1, 2008, the house was transferred from the TPWD to the Texas Historical Commission who renamed it Casa Navarro State Historic Site. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016. Today, visitors can tour Navarro's one-story limestone house - a fine example of early-statehood domestic architecture - read copies of his writing and discuss questions of history with informed staff.