Details for H. C. Keese Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010058
Data
Marker Number | 10058 |
Atlas Number | 5171010058 |
Marker Title | H. C. Keese Home |
Index Entry | Keese, H. C., Home |
Address | Welgehausen Road |
City | Fredericksburg |
County | Gillespie |
UTM Zone | |
UTM Easting | |
UTM Northing | |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
Marker Year | 1981 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | from Crabapple take RR 965 N approx. .75 mi. to Welgehausen Rd.; then west on Welgehausen Rd. 3.4 miles to site on right |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | German native Henry C. Keese (b. 1834) built this farmhouse soon after he purchased the land in the 1870s. Constructed of wood and hand-hewn native rock, it included a large downstairs living area, a kitchen, and second floor bedrooms. Keese and his wife Caroline survived the hardships of frontier life, including attacks by hostile Indians, and members of their family owned the homesite for almost a century. Traces of the early farm are still evident. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981 |