| Marker Number |
2866 |
| Atlas Number |
5187002866 |
| Marker Title |
Joseph Sonka House |
| Index Entry |
Sonka, Joseph, House |
| Address |
617 North Guadalupe Street |
| City |
Seguin |
| County |
Guadalupe |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
599728 |
| UTM Northing |
3272089 |
| Subject Codes |
Czech immigrants/immigration; manufacturing; houses, residential buildings; design and construction; Italianate |
| Marker Year |
1990 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
617 North Guadalupe Street, Seguin. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
Czechoslovakian immigrant Joseph Sonka (1849-1924) came to Seguin in 1878. A stonemason by trade, he established a brickyard and cotton gin near this site and in 1881 began construction of this house. He completed it in 1893, the same year he married Annie Klicka (1867-1937). Made of bricks from the Sonka Brickyard, the house is built on an L-plan with Italianate detailing. It served as a community hospital from 1913 to 1915, and has remained in the Sonka Family. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990 |
