Marker Inscription
This home was constructed in the 1870s by Georgia stonemason James Henry White for Charles F. Schmidtke (1839-1884). A native of Germany, Schmidtke was an early Bandera merchant, grist miller, and lumber mill operator. White's grandson J. Calvin Callahan (d. 1958), the owner of a feed store and poultry business, purchased the property in 1927. The limestone house, with influences of Greek Revival styling, remained in the Callahan family until the 1970s. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981.
About this site
Schimdtke-Callahan House is a historical marker in Bandera, Bandera County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Bandera County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 55 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7285, -99.0683 near Bandera. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bandera County (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Benjamin Franklin and Mary Hay Langford, Jr. Home, Huffmeyer Store, and Frontier Times Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5019004601. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
