Details for Duecker Family Homestead
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010031
Data
| Marker Number | 10031 |
| Atlas Number | 5171010031 |
| Marker Title | Duecker Family Homestead |
| Index Entry | Duecker Family Homestead |
| Address | 3248 N. Grape Creek Road |
| City | Willow City |
| County | Gillespie |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 535566 |
| UTM Northing | 3355424 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | N. Grape Creek Road, between Harry G. Schmidt and Clarence Jacoby roads |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | August Duecker, Sr. (1828-1894) came to Texas from his native Germany in 1852. He married Louise Feuge in 1854, and in 1878 they purchased a large farm in this area. Their son, August, Jr., and his wife Lina bought part of the homestead in 1886, and in 1888 built this house with native stone quarried from family land. Although enlarged over the years to accommodate the family, the two-story limestone house is a fine example of a rural German Texan homestead. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1993 |