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[Photograph of a Historic Building in Fredericksburg]

Description: Negative of a historic building in Fredericksburg, Texas. This is a brick or stone building with a covered front porch with decorative wooden trim. There is a Texas historical marker to the right of the front door. There is a flag pole in front of the building, and there is a driveway on the left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of a Historic Building in Fredericksburg]

Description: Negative of an unidentified historic building in Fredericksburg, Texas. This is a small building with decorative columns and railing on the front porch. There is a Texas historical marker to the right of the entrance. There is a flag pole in front, to the left, and the building is behind a stone wall with an iron gate.
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of a Texas Historical Marker]

Description: Negative of the Texas State Historical Marker for the First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg, Texas. It says the following: "Oldest Methodist Church in the Hill Country. Founded 1849 as a German Mission by the Rev. Eduard Schneider. The charter members: Melchoir and Rosine Bauer; Johann and Margaretha Durst; Friedrich and Sophie Ellebracht; Ernst and Dorothea Houy; Ferdinand and Maria Kneese, Ludwig Kneese, Friedrich Kneese, Louise Kneese; Heinrich and Catharine Stiehl; Jacob and Catharine Tr… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of a Texas Historical Marker]

Description: Negative of the Texas State Historical Marker for the First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg, Texas. It says the following: "Oldest Methodist Church in the Hill Country. Founded 1849 as a German Mission by the Rev. Eduard Schneider. The charter members: Melchoir and Rosine Bauer; Johann and Margaretha Durst; Friedrich and Sophie Ellebracht; Ernst and Dorothea Houy; Ferdinand and Maria Kneese, Ludwig Kneese, Friedrich Kneese, Louise Kneese; Heinrich and Catharine Stiehl; Jacob and Catharine Tr… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of a Cabin in Fredericksburg]

Description: Negative of a cabin in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a stone building with wooden shingles on the side. There are two windows on the side and one in front, and there is a wide wooden front door. There is a Texas historical marker on the right side of the front wall.
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the First Methodist Church State Historical Marker]

Description: Photograph of the Texas State Historical Marker for the First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg, Texas. It says the following: "Oldest Methodist Church in the Hill Country. Founded 1849 as a German Mission by the Rev. Eduard Schneider. The charter members: Melchoir and Rosine Bauer; Johann and Margaretha Durst; Friedrich and Sophie Ellebracht; Ernst and Dorothea Houy; Ferdinand and Maria Kneese, Ludwig Kneese, Friedrich Kneese, Louise Kneese; Heinrich and Catharine Stiehl; Jacob and Catharine … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the First Methodist Church State Historical Marker]

Description: Photograph of the Texas State Historical Marker for the First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg, Texas. It says the following: "Oldest Methodist Church in the Hill Country. Founded 1849 as a German Mission by the Rev. Eduard Schneider. The charter members: Melchoir and Rosine Bauer; Johann and Margaretha Durst; Friedrich and Sophie Ellebracht; Ernst and Dorothea Houy; Ferdinand and Maria Kneese, Ludwig Kneese, Friedrich Kneese, Louise Kneese; Heinrich and Catharine Stiehl; Jacob and Catharine … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the Sunday Houses Texas State Historical Marker]

Description: Negative of the Sunday Houses Texas State Historical Marker. It says the following: "Small townhouses built by German settlers who lived in distant rural areas. Used over weekends by families while they traded or attended church. A typical early Sunday house had one room with a lean-to kitchen and a half story above which was reached by outside stairway or ladder. Built during 1890s-1920s, most Sunday houses were frame but some were rock. Homes found use during school sessions, periods of relig… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society
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