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Braschler House |
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240 Kowald Lane, New Braunfels,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 43' 1.18119",
-98° 4' 56.98877999988"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
Built in 1854 by the Rev. Henry Braschler (b.1818 in Switzerland) who came to Texas in 1848 and served as pastor in nearby St. Martin Lutheran Church, 1852-57. Of caliche and cedar fachwerk, house was later enlarged and accordng to tradition, became a stage stop on Bastrop Road. In its family burial plot is grave of Maren Hander (b. 1805 in Denmark) great-grandmother of Ethel Geue and May Bourgeois, who bought the house in 1970 and restored it. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -1974
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Braschler House Historical Marker Location Map, New Braunfels, Texas
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