Adam Becker Homestead

Adam Becker Homestead German native Adam Becker (1815-1901) journeyed to Texas in 1845 to join Prince Carl Solms-Braunfels in establishing a colony on behalf of The Adelsverein, also known as the German Emigration Company. Becker contributed to the building of Fredericksburg and assisted with other aspects of the colony. He married Elizabeth Monken and by 1852 had established his homestead on this site, where he raised cattle. The house he built for his family was constructed of locally quarried stone and hand-hewn cypress from the banks of the nearby Guadalupe River. Adam Becker became a United States citizen in 1860 and upon his death in 1901 was buried in the cemetery on his homestead. (2002)

Adam Becker Homestead is a historical marker in Spring Branch, Comal County, dedicated in 2002. 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 29.8721, -98.4402 near Spring Branch. The nearest cataloged historic site is Becker, A. Grave (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Specht's Crossing, Specht Cemetery, and Neugebauer Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091012772. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.