Historical Marker

Old Schmidt Home

New Braunfels · Comal County · Dedicated 1968 · THC Atlas #5091003807

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Marker Inscription

Built 1850s of adobe, hand-hewn cedar, pine, oak. Has pitched roof, outside stair. Story and half. "Fachwerk" style. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark--1968

About this site

Old Schmidt 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 29.7018, -98.1288 near New Braunfels. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of New Braunfels Academy (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include New Braunfels Academy, Old New Braunfels High School, and The Grotto.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091003807. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Old Schmidt Home in New Braunfels is one of the German-heritage residences recognized by the Comal County Historical Commission and carries a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark designation. It reflects the town's mid-19th-century settlement by German colonists brought to the Comal Springs by the Adelsverein in 1845.

Sources: co.comal.tx.us tshaonline.org

📍 29.7018, -98.1288 · New Braunfels, Comal County

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