eccesiastical buildings; libraries; churches; German immigrants/immigration
Marker Year
1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
Market Square
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
Medallion & Plate
Marker Text
Church for all denominations, school and community hall. Built, summer 1847, after the Comanche peace treaty made by John O. Meusebach, Commissioner, German Emigration Company. Located in Main street between Courthouse and Market Square of early Fredericksburg. Razed after the celebration of fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of first settlers, 1896. Replica, first used as museum and library, constructed 1934-35. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967