Schiege House

Prussian immigrants Carl Johann Rudolph (Charles Henry) (b. 1815) and Caroline (Schubert) Schiege acquired land here in 1861. Only one of their four children, Charles Henry, Jr., (1858-1935), survived to adulthood. Charles Henry, Jr., built a 2-story home at this site abut 1885, the year he married Emma Frenzel. Emma died in 1892. In 1893 Schiege married Marie Becker; together they reared ten children. Schiege established a local cigar factory and also served as Round Top justice of the peace, mayor, city marshall, and alderman. Charles and Marie Schiege are buried in nearby Florida Chapel Cemetery. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995.

Schiege House is a historical marker in Round Top, Fayette County, dedicated in 1995. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.0634, -96.6986 near Round Top. The nearest cataloged historic site is Schiege Cigar Factory Manager's House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Schiege Cigar Factory, Pochmann House, and Wandke House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149004600. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.