| Marker Number |
10016 |
| Atlas Number |
5171010016 |
| Marker Title |
Old Cherry Spring School (Das Alte Schulhaus) |
| Index Entry |
Cherry Spring School, Old |
| Address |
|
| City |
Fredericksburg |
| County |
Gillespie |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
501715 |
| UTM Northing |
3372745 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; educational buildings; educational topics; German immigrants/immigration; Lutheran denomination |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
take US 87 NW 17 mi. to Cherry Spring Rd., then east 1.6 mi. to intersection with Wasserfall Rd. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The Cherry Spring community was founded by German immigrants about 1850. Classes for schoolchildren originally were held in private homes. In 1859 German nobleman Wilhelm Marschall Von Bieberstein deeded ten acres of land to L. Schneider, H. Bradhering, W. Kothe, C. Ahrens, C. Kothe, and F. Doering for construction of a schoolhouse. Classes were held in the original part of this building from 1860 through 1878. the schoolhouse later was used for church services and was the site of the formal organization of Christ Lutheran Church in 1905. |
