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Welgehausen Ranch

Fredericksburg, Gillespie County

Marker Text

German immigrants Friedrich Welgehausen and his wife Juliane built a one-room log cabin here in the 1850s. After their son Conrad and his wife Margaretha (Walter) acquired the property in 1873, they enclosed the cabin within their two-story limestone house. Other early structures here include the barn, built originally as a rock and log house, and a two-story log cabin, which serves as a guest house. The Welgehausen family owned the property until 1975. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983

Marker Details

Address 12800 RR 965
Location Description Crabapple community, 12.6 mi. N of Fredericksburg, RR 965, W side, 0.1 mi. N of Lower Crabapple Rd., on private property.
Marker # 10130
Dedicated 1983
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration
  • Private Property:

    True
  • Latitude, Longitude 30.443395, -98.837538

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