Marker Inscription
Carl Victor Windwehen moved to New Braunfels with his mother and young daughter after his wife, Charlotte (stocker), had died. He was the only dentist listed in the city’s 1906 telephone directory. Dr. Windwehen married Lina Coreth in 1910, and the family moved into this house, a wedding gift to his new bride. Carl died in 1946, and Lina lived here until her death in 1975. The Queen Anne style modified L-plan house with center passage is of wood frame construction with double drop pine siding, and original bays on two of the four sides. Other historic elements include early sleeping porch and nursery additions, a garage and a washhouse
About this site
Windwehen Home is a historical marker in New Braunfels, Comal County, dedicated in 2014. 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 29.7055, -98.1255 near New Braunfels. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mill Street Telegraph Station (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dietz, August, Cottage, Klein, Joseph, House, and Comal Hotel and Klein-Kuse House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017817. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
