Details for Burger Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5021009162
Data
Marker Number | 9162 |
Atlas Number | 5021009162 |
Marker Title | Burger Home |
Index Entry | Burger Home |
Address | 703 Farm St. |
City | Bastrop |
County | Bastrop |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 662419 |
UTM Northing | 3332887 |
Subject Codes | Greek Revival (Architectural style); houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
Marker Year | 1979 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 703 Farm St., Bastrop |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Richard Burger imigrated from Germany about 1859 and served during the Civil War in Terry's Texas Rangers. He returned to Bastrop and bought this newly built (1868-69) Greek Revival home from Sallie and W. C. Powell. Burger married Clara Linke and had two children, Mina and August. Clara was skilled in German "hair art." Burger was a tailor and later a clerk at P. O. Elzner's store. He was an original stockholder in "The Casino," a local cultural center. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979 |