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[Wooden Water Wheel]

Description: Photograph of a historic wooden water wheel turning in a rectangular pool, located in a Fredericksburg park. The wheel is set in a natural stone structure that has plants growing out of it and there are two stone columns on either side of the wheel, with a pipe feeding water to the top of the wheel. There is a stone path around the pool, with trees and red flowers growing at left, as well as other green spaces at right, with a bench.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[John O. Meusebach Dedication]

Description: Photograph of decorative landscaping with stones creating a tear-drop shape and grassy plants lining the inside edge. The interior of the teardrop is filled with gravel and a low, round hedge trimmed in a wagon-wheel shape near the curve; at the point, there is a small marker with the text "Dedicated to John O. Meusebach," with partially-legible text below. There is a stone pathway leading up to the marker and grass on either side of the landscaping; a chain-link fence and street parking are … more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Cross-Gabled Stone House]

Description: Photograph of the front and side of a single-story, cross-gabled, light-colored stone house, likely in Fredericksburg. The front-facing gable end on the right side of the house has a circular window in the center and extended eaves with decorative brackets and eave returns. There is a bay window extending from the bottom of the gable to the ground, which has stone crowns and sills, with dentils along the edge of the eaves. There is a front porch extending to the left that has decorative brac… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Historic Marker Application: Welgehausen Ranch]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Welgehausen Ranch, in Fredericksburg, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1983
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: Rausch Ranch Home]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Rausch Ranch Home, in Fredericksburg, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1983
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Building at 312 E. Main, Front]

Description: Photograph of the front of the Wahrmund Millinery/Moellendorf-Dietz Bakery building, a one-and-a-half story stone building with a mansard roof covered in wooden shingles that has a dormer window on either side of a door, above the front entrance. There is a double-door in the center of the building with a second door at left, which each have decorative windows over the lintel, and a rectangular window at right. There is a full-length front porch with decorative posts that have latticework bra… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[House at 406 W. San Antonio, South Corner]

Description: Photograph of the front and west side a white single-story, side-gabled house that has a full-length front porch with an extended flat roof and plain posts that have decorative brackets at the top. The front lawn has a concrete sidewalk leading to the front entrance and small bushes growing along the edge of the porch. At left, a flight of stairs leading to an attic entrance is partially visible, as well as a neighboring house, largely obscured by trees.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[House at 406 W. San Antonio, Front]

Description: Photograph of a white single-story, side-gabled house that has a full-length front porch with an extended flat roof and plain posts that have decorative brackets at the top. The front lawn has a concrete sidewalk leading to the front entrance and small bushes growing along the edge of the porch. At left, a flight of stairs leading to an attic entrance is partially visible, as well as a neighboring house, largely obscured by trees. There is a pick-up truck with yard care equipment parked by t… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Pape Log Cabin, Northwest Corner]

Description: Photograph of the front and west side of the Pape Log Cabin, a small, single-story, side-gabled building made of post oak logs, chinked with rock, mud, and straw. There is a door in the center of the building on the left side and the gable end at right is decorated with wooden shingles. A pot hanging from a tripod of wooden poles is visible at right, as well as trees on either side of the image and part of the Dangers Stone House in the background at left.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Pape Log Cabin, Southwest Corner]

Description: Photograph of the back of the Pape Log Cabin, located in the yard next to the Dangers Stone House. It is a small, single-story, side-gabled building made of post oak logs, chinked with rock, mud, and straw with a small, square window in the back wall. It is partially obscured by trees on either side and, at right, part of the back of the stone house is visible as well as an ornamental metal windmill and around stone planter.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Saint Mary's Church Buildings]

Description: Photograph of the front of the old (1863) and east side of the new (1906) St Mary's Church buildings, located at 306 W San Antonio. Both buildings are two-story stone buildings with gabled roofs and a taller square tower above the entrance. The newer building has Gothic-style accents, including an ornamented spire atop the tower and dormer windows on the roof of the main building. A Christ statue is installed at the edge of the lawn between the buildings and a portion of the cross-street is … more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Saint Mary's Christ Sculpture]

Description: Photograph of a Christ statue installed at the edge of the lawn between the old (1863) and new (1906) St Mary's Church buildings, located at 306 W San Antonio. The sculpture is hanging on a brown wooden cross frame beneath a triangular roof with text in gold: "Grüß Gott." Both buildings are visible in the background, with the older stone building at right and the newer, Gothic-style building at left, partially obscured by trees and bushes.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[West Side of Old Saint Mary's Church]

Description: Photograph of the front and side of the old St Mary's Church building, located at 306 W San Antonio, looking east toward Orange Street. It is a two-story stone, T-shaped building with gabled roofs and has a taller, square tower above the entrance with a domed roof. There is a lawn at the side of the building including trees, and a Christ sculpture. An unidentified person is standing on the sidewalk in front of the building, and the front of a red-brick building with Classical architecture is… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[West Corner of Old Saint Mary's Tower]

Description: Photograph of the west corner of the entrance tower at old St Mary's Church located at 306 W San Antonio. It is a square tower with a domed, pyramidal roof and pointed-arch windows on the upper levels and a round window near the center (bottom of the image). A portion of the main building is visible at left, and the cloud above is cloudy.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[South Corner of Old Saint Mary's Tower]

Description: Photograph of the south corner of the entrance tower at old St Mary's Church located at 306 W San Antonio. It is a square tower with a domed, pyramidal roof and pointed-arch windows on the upper levels and a round window near the center (bottom of the image). A portion of the main building is visible at right, and the cloud above is cloudy.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Right Side of Vereins Kirche Museum]

Description: Photograph of the right side and front entrance of the Vereins Kirche Museum at Pioneer Plaza in Fredericksburg. It is an octagonal, white, one-story building with a smaller second-story that is painted the same shade of blue as the door and shutters. There is a small set of stone steps leading to the front door, and plants grounding around the building. A number of signs and plaques are posted around the door.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Front of the Vereins Kirche Museum]

Description: Photograph of the front entrance of the Vereins Kirche Museum at Pioneer Plaza in Fredericksburg. It is an octagonal, white, one-story building with a smaller second-story that is painted the same shade of blue as the door and shutters. There is a small set of stone steps leading to the front door, and plants grounding around the building. A number of signs and plaques are posted around the door.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Left Side of Vereins Kirche Museum]

Description: Photograph of the left side and front entrance of the Vereins Kirche Museum at Pioneer Plaza in Fredericksburg. It is an octagonal, white, one-story building with a smaller second-story that is painted the same shade of blue as the door and shutters. There is a small set of stone steps leading to the front door, and plants grounding around the building. A number of signs and plaques are posted around the door.
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[East Corner of Admiral Nimitz's Birthplace, #1]

Description: Photograph of the front and side of the building recognized as the Birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester West Nimitz U.S. Navy in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a stone building with a window on either side of the door and a porch across the entire front, with plain, square posts and railings painted white. There is a set of stairs leading to an upper, external door on the side of the building, at left, and a Texas Historical Commission marker is posted in front of them. The sidewalk is visible … more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[North Corner of Admiral Nimitz's Birthplace]

Description: Photograph of the front of the building recognized as the Birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester West Nimitz U.S. Navy in Fredericksburg, Texas, taken near the adjoining building visible at the far right. It is a stone building with a window on either side of the door and a porch across the entire front, with plain, square posts and railings painted white. There are benches beneath the windows and signs for an antiques business posted near the door and hung from the porch. A set of stairs leadi… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[East Corner of Admiral Nimitz's Birthplace, #2]

Description: Photograph of the front and side of the building recognized as the Birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester West Nimitz U.S. Navy in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a stone building with a window on either side of the door and a porch across the entire front, with plain, square posts and railings painted white. There is a set of stairs leading to an upper, external door on the side of the building, at left, and a Texas Historical Commission marker is posted in front of them. The sidewalk is visible … more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[von Meusebach Monument and Vereins Kirche]

Description: Photograph of a bust of Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach, which is set in a tall granite sculpture of stacked blocks in a "v" shape and has a text plaque posted below. The sculpture is in a median at an entrance to the Fredericksburg Pioneer plaza, which also has several planters and decorative rocks. The front entrance of the Vereins Kirche Museum is visible in the background; it is an octagonal, white, one-story building with a smaller second-story that is painted the same shade of blue … more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[222 E. Main Street, South Corner]

Description: Photograph of the front and east side of a single-story, side-gabled stone building, viewed from the street and partially obscured by utility poles and potted trees on the sidewalk. An entrance is near the right side of the building, with several steps in front; a second entrance is partially visible behind a bay window near the left side of the image. A bench and a trash can are on the sidewalk outside the building, near the left side of the image, and a fire hydrant is visible at the curb n… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[222 E. Main Street, West Corner]

Description: Photograph of the front and north side of a single-story, side-gabled stone building that has an entrance near the left side of the building, largely obscured by potted tree on the sidewalk. There is a historical building marker posted to the left of the door and bay window extending to the right of the entrance, with a flyer posted in the center pane and other items partially visible inside. A handwritten sign is hung by string to the right of the windows, with the text, "Biergarten & German… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society
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