Marker Number |
1106 |
Atlas Number |
5149001106 |
Marker Title |
Gus Cranz Mansion |
Index Entry |
Cranz, Gus, Mansion, 1874 |
Address |
710 W. Ave. |
City |
Schulenburg |
County |
Fayette |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
702314 |
UTM Northing |
3285569 |
Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
Marker Year |
1964 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
710 W. Ave., Schulenburg. |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text |
Built in strict German way (joints mitred and dowled) by immigrant carpenters from Austria. Facade styled after memory of Austrian villa. Birthplace of several Cranz heirs. Son-in-law, Hugh Roy Cullen, endowed the University of Houston. |