Details for Schmidtke-Callahan House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5019004601
Data
| Marker Number | 4601 |
| Atlas Number | 5019004601 |
| Marker Title | Schmidtke-Callahan House |
| Index Entry | Schmidtke-Callahan House |
| Address | 285 TX-16 |
| City | Bandera |
| County | Bandera |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 493399 |
| UTM Northing | 3288524 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; Greek Revival (Architectural style); German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Corner of Cypress (SH 16) and Main, Bandera. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | This home was constructed in the 1870s by Georgia stonemason James Henry White for Charles F. Schmidtke (1839-1884). A native of Germany, Schmidtke was an early Bandera merchant, grist miller, and lumber mill operator. White's grandson J. Calvin Callahan (d. 1958), the owner of a feed store and poultry business, purchased the property in 1927. The limestone house, with influences of Greek Revival styling, remained in the Callahan family until the 1970s. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981. |