| Marker Number |
10069 |
| Atlas Number |
5171010069 |
| Marker Title |
Lehne-Itz House |
| Index Entry |
Lehne-Itz House |
| Address |
405 Whitney St. |
| City |
Fredericksburg |
| County |
Gillespie |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
511147 |
| UTM Northing |
3349128 |
| Subject Codes |
farms; houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Whitney St., S side between Bluebird and S. Milam streets |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Henry Lehne (1858-1931) followed the form of traditional German farmhouses in building this limestone structure in 1882. He farmed and ranched an adjoining 30 acres. As a teamster he hauled produce to San Antonio and returned with products such as beer and flour for local merchants. He outlived two wives (Anna Barth and Marie Spaeth) and remained here to rear his nine children. His daughter Sophie and her husband Ernest Itz built a frame addition on the rear of the house in 1933. The house, which remained in the Lehne family for 109 years, was sold by Sophie's heirs in 1991. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1993 |
