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Emil Reiffert House

Cuero, DeWitt County

Marker Text

Built in 1868 at Indianola by Emil Reiffert (1839-1910), immigrant at age 15; Confederate veteran; merchant, rancher, President H. Runge & Co., known as First Real Bank in Texas. Anchored to 7-feet. pillars. With 100 refugees upstairs, downstairs windows and doors open, house withstood its second hurricane, 1886. Was dismantled, its planks numbered, moved to Cuero, rebuilt 1887. Has storm pillars, front storm door, handcarved staircase, parquet floors. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965

Marker Details

Address 304 West Prairie Street
Location Description 304 West Prairie Street, Cuero
Marker # 1474
Dedicated 1965
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 29.098728, -97.291228

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