Details for Adolph Gold House

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010046

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Marker Number 10046
Atlas Number 5171010046
Marker Title Adolph Gold House
Index Entry Gold, Adolph
Address 212 E. Travis
City Fredericksburg
County Gillespie
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 512821
UTM Northing 3349350
Subject Codes houses, residential buildings; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; German immigrants/immigration
Marker Year 1991
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size Medallion & Plate
Marker Text Local banker Adolph Gold (1869-1931), one of the developers of Fredericksburg's first subdivision in 1900, had this house built for his family in the subdivision in 1901. The house remained in the Gold family until 1988. Built in a center passage form with native limestone and basse blocks, the house features a five-bay front with elaborate jigsawn detailing on the porch, paired brackets, a gable roof, and a centered pediment on the front facade. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990

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