houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration
Marker Year
1972
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
Heritage Village, Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
Medallion and plate
Marker Text
A fine example of German colonial "fachwerk" --all walls framed with cedar timbers, then filled solid with sun-baked adobe brick.Built 1858 for Johann Andreas and Caroline (Dauer) Breustedt, at site now just west of the intersection of I.S. 35 and S.H. 46 east. Several generations of the family grew up in the house.In 1965 it was moved here for restoration and preservation by Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Dillen.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1972
