Details for Otto Brinkmann House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5259003882
Data
Marker Number | 3882 |
Atlas Number | 5259003882 |
Marker Title | Otto Brinkmann House |
Index Entry | Brinkmann, Otto |
Address | 701 High Street |
City | Comfort |
County | Kendall |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 508730 |
UTM Northing | 3315228 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; design and construction; German immigrants/immigration |
Marker Year | 1976 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | The cottage was built in 1860 by German-born Otto Brinkmann (1832-1915), who lived here with his brothers until he married Marie Johanne Ochse in 1867. The half-timbered walls filled with native stone display the "fachwerk" technique introduced in Texas by German immigrants. The structure was enlarged in 1879, when the owner was Brinkmann's mother-in-law, Mrs. Julius Ochse. The house was purchased in 1973 and restored by Mr. and Mrs. William E. Parrish. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976 |