Details for Schneider-Klingelhoefer House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010114
Data
Marker Number | 10114 |
Atlas Number | 5171010114 |
Marker Title | Schneider-Klingelhoefer House |
Index Entry | Schneider-Klingelhoefer House |
Address | 714 Main St. |
City | Fredericksburg |
County | Gillespie |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 511394 |
UTM Northing | 3350124 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; design and construction; German immigrants/immigration |
Marker Year | 1988 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Built about 1870 for watchmaker and stonemason Ludwig Schneider, this home features German fachwerk construction. Owned by builder Louis Preiss from 1883 to 1890, it was acquired in 1924 by banker Arthur Klingehoefer, who lived here from 1925 until his death. Prominent features of the home, which remained in the Klingelhoefer family until 1976, include an unusual porch roof parapet, gable-end chimneys, and a decorative wood balustrade. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988 |