Ludwig and Caroline Giese House

Ludwig and Caroline Giese House German immigrant Ludwig Giese arrived in Galveston in 1850 and made his way to Fayette County, where he became a teamster and farmer. Following service in the Confederacy during the Civil War, he settled in the Haw Creek community, where in the 1870s he purchased a farmstead that included this house. The German Vernacular structure features stone piers, a full-length front porch and an infilled dogtrot. Ludwig and his wife, Caroline (Naeglie), reared ten children here, and the house was still in the Giese family at the turn of the 21st century. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002

Ludwig and Caroline Giese House is a historical marker in Round Top, Fayette County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 180 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.0163, -96.6467 near Round Top. The nearest cataloged historic site is John Rice Jones (historical marker), about 2.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hamilton Ledbetter House, Rocky Creek Farm, and Nassau Plantation.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149012823. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.