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Fischer House

Spring Branch, Comal County

Marker Text

German immigrant John Heinrich Fischer built this log cabin about 1860 on land he purchased from August Forcke. He and his wife, Auguste (Koch), reared their family here until selling the cabin to their daughter Anna in 1881. Built of hand-hewn cedar and limestone, the Fischer House includes a front shed roof porch and rear shed roof kitchen. The original dog trot (open hallway through the center of the house) was enclosed in the mid-20th century. A scarce example of an early log cabin on its original site, the Fischer House is a reminder of Texas' German heritage. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2000

Marker Details

Address 230 Cypress Springs Dr.
Location Description
Marker # 12474
Dedicated 2000
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code farms; houses, residential buildings; cabins, log houses; German immigrants/immigration
Latitude, Longitude 29.923092, -98.372274

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