Details for The Braschler House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5091000492
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| Marker Number | 492 |
| Atlas Number | 5091000492 |
| Marker Title | The Braschler House |
| Index Entry | Braschler House |
| Address | 240 S. Kowald Ln. |
| City | New Braunfels |
| County | Comal |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 588588 |
| UTM Northing | 3287469 |
| Subject Codes | Lutheran denomination; houses, residential buildings; stagecoach routes, stands, etc.; religious leaders; Presbyterian denomination |
| Marker Year | 1974 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | S. Kowald Ln., SW side 80 feet SE of Sophie Ln. on private property. |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | Access Restricted |
| Marker Size | RTHL medallion and plate |
| Marker Text | Built in 1854 by the Rev. Henry Braschler (b.1818 in Switzerland) who came to Texas in 1848 and served as pastor in nearby St. Martin Lutheran Church, 1852-57. Of caliche and cedar fachwerk, house was later enlarged and accordng to tradition, became a stage stop on Bastrop Road. In its family burial plot is grave of Maren Hander (b. 1805 in Denmark) great-grandmother of Ethel Geue and May Bourgeois, who bought the house in 1970 and restored it. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -1974 |
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