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Loeffler-Weber House

Fredericksburg, Gillespie County

Marker Text

Log room and loft were built by German emigrant Gerhard Rorig as his home in first winter of Fredericksburg's existence, 1846-47. Noted cabinetmaker Johann Martin Loeffler added typical rock and half-timber rooms and cooking fireplace, 1867; his son-in-law, J. Charles Weber, in 1905 restored the southeast lean-to. For Loeffler-Weber family, this was home or Sunday House for 90 years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971 Incise near base: Restored 1964 by Mr. and Mrs. george A. Hill, III Consultant: Albert Keidel, Architectural Designer

Marker Details

Address 508 W. Main
Location Description
Marker # 10072
Dedicated 1971
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration
Latitude, Longitude 30.279562, -98.877984

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