Meckel-Hanus Building

Saddle and harness merchant Henry Meckel (1855-1909) acquired this property in 1886 and soon made improvements to a one-story, ca. 1860 stone house already on the lot. A second level of concrete blocks and a double gallery of milled wood were added to the central-hall structure. Dr. J. J. Hanus (1898-1966) bought the building for a hospital in 1927 and altered the facade to its present appearance by 1929. The building served as a Catholic convent from 1949 through 1979. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986 Incise on base: Restored 1985 by Joe, Pat, and Eric Vance.

Meckel-Hanus Building is a historical marker in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Gillespie County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 195 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2808, -98.8767 near Fredericksburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Loeffler-Weber House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sunday House, Christian Crenwelge Place, and Schwarz Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5171010081. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.