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Constructed in 1907 for Alex Brinkmann, this building housed the Comfort State Bank until 1960. Local stonemason Richard Doebbler is credited with the hand-cut stone craftsmanship of the structure. The Comfort Public Library was located here from 1961 to 1982. Features of the modified Richardsonian Romanesque building include polished red granite columns, a round-headed window, a corner entrance, and a blind arcade in the tower. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988.
Comfort State Bank Building is a historical marker in Comfort, Kendall County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 59 historical markers documented in Kendall County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.9686, -98.9086 near Comfort. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ingenhuett, Peter Joseph (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ingenhuett-Faust Hotel, Brinkmann, Otto, House, and Schwethelm, Arno Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5259000029. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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