| Marker Number |
4859 |
| Atlas Number |
5091004859 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Old Schmitz Hotel |
| Index Entry |
Schmitz Hotel |
| Address |
471 Main Plaza |
| City |
New Braunfels |
| County |
Comal |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
584626 |
| UTM Northing |
3286190 |
| Subject Codes |
inns, hotels, motels; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
nw corner of Plaza, San Antonio St., New Braunfels |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and plate |
| Marker Text |
First portion--of local cedar and limestone--was built about 1851 by Rudolph Nauendorf. Early German immigrant Jacob Schmitz bought building in 1858 as new location of his "Guadalupe Hotel." Old World atmosphere of the inn-stagestand was praised by noted writer Frederick Olmsted.In 1873 third story was added and hotel was renamed for owner. Original facade has since been much altered. Bought (1969) by new Braunfels Conservation Society. |
