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Joseph Sonka House

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Seguin, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 34' 28.48215", -97° 58' 13.37018000016"
 
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    Czechoslovakian immigrant Joseph Sonka (1849-1924) came to Seguin in 1878. A stonemason by trade, he established a brickyard and cotton gin near this site and in 1881 began construction of this house. He completed it in 1893, the same year he married Annie Klicka (1867-1937). Made of bricks from the Sonka Brickyard, the house is built on an L-plan with Italianate detailing. It served as a community hospital from 1913 to 1915, and has remained in the Sonka Family. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Joseph Sonka House Historical Marker Location Map, Seguin, Texas