Details for Comfort Post Office
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5259001000
Data
Marker Number | 1000 |
Atlas Number | 5259001000 |
Marker Title | Comfort Post Office |
Index Entry | Comfort Post Office |
Address | 814 High Street |
City | Comfort |
County | Kendall |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 508943 |
UTM Northing | 3315154 |
Subject Codes | post office; commercial buildings; Spanish Renaissance Revival (Architectural style); design and construction |
Marker Year | 1986 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | From 1856, when Comfort's postal station was established, until this building was constructed in 1910, the town's post office was housed in various mercantile stores. In 1910, while Hermann Ingenhuett was serving as postmaster, this building was completed. Designed by noted San Antonio architect Alfred Giles, the renaissance revival style structure exhibits Giles' talent for blending red brick and limestone. It remained in use as a post office until 1952. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985 |