A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County

A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County

by Kenneth Hafertepe
A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County

A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County

by Kenneth Hafertepe

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Overview

This richly illustrated book tracks the evolution of Fredericksburg architecture and guides readers through the streets of this once-westernmost German settlement in America, pointing out the log, fachwerk, and stone buildings that housed the town’s full-time residents, its weekenders, and the businesses of the nineteenth century.

Abundant with details uncovered by Hafertepe in his research, including corrections to construction dates based on newly tapped records, this guide features those buildings visible to visitors from the public streets and sidewalks. The author lists which buildings are open for tours and which ones have been converted to public use such as museums, stores, or restaurants.

The buildings of Fredericksburg reflect memories of classic German construction and technique with a gradual transition to American styles, including a few remarkable decades that were neither purely German nor American distinctively but saw the creation of a regional style.

This book allows readers to walk down the streets of Fredericksburg and see the layers of Texas history on display: everything from a pioneer log cabin to an art deco courthouse.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781623492731
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Publication date: 03/30/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 376
File size: 134 MB
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About the Author

KENNETH HAFERTEPE is chair of the department of museum studies at Baylor University. He is the author of several books, including America’s Castle: The Evolution of the Smithsonian Building and Its Institution, 1840–1878 and Abner Cook: Master Builder on the Texas Frontier.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Introduction: A Brief Overview of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County 1

Part 1 All around the Marktplatz and Courthouse Square 15

South Side of the Courthouse Square 23

West Side of the Marktplatz-North Crockett Street 29

North Side of the Marktplatz-West Austin Street 31

East Side of the Marktplatz-North Adams Street 34

East Side of the Courthouse Square-South Adams Street 35

Part 2 Main Street, East of the Marktplatz and Courthouse Square 37

Around the Corner on North Lincoln Street 56

Part 3 Main Street, West of the Marktplatz and Courthouse Square 73

Around the Corner on North Orange Street 82

Around the Corner on Cherry Street 120

Part 4 South of Main Street 123

Around the Corner on South Lincoln Street 126

Around the Corner on South Llano Street 129

Around the Corner on South Crockett Street 136

Around the Corner on South Orange Street 140

Around the Corner on South Milam Street 147

West San Antonio Street 148

Around the Corner on South Edison Street 151

Back on West San Antonio Street 154

South Adams Street 158

West Creek Street 160

Around the Corner on South Acorn Street 176

Part 5 North of Main Street 189

East Austin Street 191

Around the Corner on North Crockett Street-North of Austin Street 196

West Austin Street 198

Around the Corner on North Bowie Street 206

Across West Austin Street to the South 213

Around the Corner on Acorn Street 215

Around the Corner on Kay Street 216

Schubert Street 219

Travis Street 231

College Street 242

North of College Street 247

Part 6 Gillespie County 253

South of Town 255

Southwest of Town 261

Northwest of Town 264

West of Town 272

North of Town 277

Northeast of Town 280

East and Southeast of Town 286

Acknowledgments 319

Sources 323

Index 341

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