Details for Homesite of Johann and Gertruda Walzem
Historical Marker —
Atlas Number 5091012863
Data
Marker Number
12863
Atlas Number
5091012863
Marker Title
Homesite of Johann and Gertruda Walzem
Index Entry
Walzem, Johann and Gertruda, Homesite of
Address
690 Mission Valley Rd
City
New Braunfels
County
Comal
UTM Zone
14
UTM Easting
577409
UTM Northing
3288885
Subject Codes
houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration; women
Marker Year
2002
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
690 Mission Valley Road (about 4 mi. N of New Braunfels via SH 46)
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
Medallion & Plate
Marker Text
Homesite of Johann and Gertruda Walzem Johann Joseph and Anna Gertruda Walzem came to Texas from Prussia c. 1851. In 1859, the State of Texas officially granted them the land they had settled (160 acres), including this homesite. Johann was a stonemason. He and his sons built the home and barn, as well as nearby St. John Chapel. They also dug four cisterns on the property. Starting in 1871, the land passed to the Walzem's children: Johann, Gertrude, Andreas, Heinrich and Peter. The home, built in stages of stone from the site, served as a school for the local children in the 1860s. The barn also may have been used as a home. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002
