Details for Friedens Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5187002062
Data
| Marker Number | 2062 |
| Atlas Number | 5187002062 |
| Marker Title | Friedens Church |
| Index Entry | Friedens Church |
| Address | |
| City | Geronimo |
| County | Guadalupe |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 596524 |
| UTM Northing | 3282626 |
| Subject Codes | churches; design and construction; Gothic Revial (Architectural style); German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | from Seguin, take SH 123 about 4.5 miles. Turn left on county road, continue about 2 miles. Turn right onto county road, continue approximately 1 mile to church. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Outgrowth of mission work by the Rev. J. A. Kypfer and the Rev. T. G. Muelder. Organized on Jan. 18, at Frankfort School, Dietz, and constituted March 1, 1896, near Barbarossa, at Specht's School. J. C. Hermann was president; J. R. Feigerle, secretary; and J. C. Stautzenberger, treasurer. Designed by Jacob Kiefer; built in 1904, church was dedicated on March 25, 1905, during pastorate of the Rev. C. R. Hempel. Modified Gothic architecture. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970 Incise in base: Marker in memory of Herbert H. Schriewer given by Mrs. Herbert Schriewer and children. |