Details for Old Kammlah House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010064
Data
| Marker Number | 10064 |
| Atlas Number | 5171010064 |
| Marker Title | Old Kammlah House |
| Index Entry | Kammlah House, Old |
| Address | 309 - 315 W. Main St. |
| City | Fredericksburg |
| County | Gillespie |
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| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Four front rooms with outside stair to attic, built 1849 by German settler Henry Kammlah I. Smokehouse and rooms at rear added 1875. Old world technique of wall plaster over woven twig supports used in interior. Henry Kammlah II and wife Amalia, opened a general store in front room in 1870. This was continued by Henry III until 1924. House purchased 1956 and restored as museum by Gillespie County Historical Society. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |