From Brookshire take FM 362 north to Richard Frey, then west to Blinka Rd, then north 1 mile
City
Brookshire vicinity
County
Waller
UTM Zone
15
UTM Easting
212884
UTM Northing
3320032
Subject Codes
farms; houses, residential buildings
Marker Year
1990
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
From Brookshire take FM 362 north to Richard Frey, then west to Blinka Rd, then north 1 mile, Brookshire vicinity
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
Medallion and plate
Marker Text
Swiss immigrant John Frey (1857-1925) and his German-born wife Mary (1862-1933) moved to Waller County in late 1889. They built a small two-room house, a barn, and smokehouse, and began a family farm. The couple eventually had fifteen children and added rooms to their home as their family grew. Now standing as an excellent example of a late 19th-century farmhouse, the house features fine milled wood details. Following the deaths of John and Mary Frey, the house became the property of their daughter, Margarete, and her husband Louis Benignus. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990