Details for Kiehne-Hermann Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010065
Data
| Marker Number | 10065 |
| Atlas Number | 5171010065 |
| Marker Title | Kiehne-Hermann Home |
| Index Entry | Kiehne-Hermann Home |
| Address | 405 E. Main |
| City | Fredericksburg |
| County | Gillespie |
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| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | German-born Frederick Kiehne (1811-98), a blacksmith and Gillespie County commissioner, built this structure in 1850. It was the first two-story home in Fredericksburg, although many older residences had sleeping lofts. the hand-cut limestone, adobe bricks, and native timbers were materials often used by pioneer builders. The house was enlarged about the 1860s and again in the 1930s, when Walter Foerster was owner. It was restored in 1973-74 by Maria and ronald Herrmann. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976 |