Details for Seelhorst-Lehrmann House

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5477008394

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Marker Number 8394
Atlas Number 5477008394
Marker Title Seelhorst-Lehrmann House
Index Entry Seelhorst-Lehrmann House
Address 702 Seelhorst
City Brenham
County Washington
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 751234
UTM Northing 3339775
Subject Codes houses, residential buildings; Victorian (architectural term)
Marker Year 1973
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location Seelhorst St., S side between Dark and S. Chappell Hill streets on private property. Marker reported missing Sep. 2022.
Private Property Yes
Marker Condition Missing
Marker Size RTHL medallion and plate
Marker Text Handsome Victorian residence with 18' x 18' ground floor rooms; 13" plastered brick walls; and a copper roof from which rain is piped to cistern on back porch. Constructed about 1879 by W. E. Seelhorst, a German settler who built many fine Brenham houses. About 1883 a nephew Adolph and wife, Louisa (Winterfelt) Seelhorst, moved here. Their family owned the house 1891-1944. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lehrmann purchased it in 1944. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1973

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