Details for Meckel-Hanus Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010081
Data
| Marker Number | 10081 |
| Atlas Number | 5171010081 |
| Marker Title | Meckel-Hanus Building |
| Index Entry | Meckel-Hanus Building |
| Address | 307 W. Main St. |
| City | Fredericksburg |
| County | Gillespie |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 511862 |
| UTM Northing | 3349726 |
| Subject Codes | hospitals; commercial buildings; Roman Catholic denomination; German immigrants/immigration; design and construction |
| Marker Year | 1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | RTHL medallion and plate |
| Marker Text | Saddle and harness merchant Henry Meckel (1855-1909) acquired this property in 1886 and soon made improvements to a one-story, ca. 1860 stone house already on the lot. A second level of concrete blocks and a double gallery of milled wood were added to the central-hall structure. Dr. J. J. Hanus (1898-1966) bought the building for a hospital in 1927 and altered the facade to its present appearance by 1929. The building served as a Catholic convent from 1949 through 1979. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986 Incise on base: Restored 1985 by Joe, Pat, and Eric Vance. |