Built about 1870 of adobe brick with cypress floor, doors. Has original rolled glass window, ruby glass in front door. It has been home to Carl W. Gross; Judge Adolf Giesesck; merchant Fritz Scholl; and H. Dittlinger, flour miller. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968
Groos, Carl W., Old Home
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Groos, Carl W., Old Home is a historical marker in New Braunfels, Comal County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 106 historical markers documented in Comal County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 256 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7017, -98.1231 near New Braunfels. The nearest cataloged historic site is Faust Hotel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Krause Building, Old, First Protestant Church, and Klein, Stephen, Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091002286. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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