August Ebers House
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Marker No: 236
Medallion & Plate
Texas Historic Landmark
Geographic: 30.137442, -9881.9489
Location: from Comfort take Old State Road 9 fourteen miles to house in Bankersmith
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Marker Text: 1860 August Ebers, a German immigrant, built the east portion of the stone house. It included a kitchen, a "big room", and an upstairs loft bedroom. Before 1880 he added the west wing. Ebers was killed in a well accident in 1884, and his family continued operating the farm. The home became a social center where community dances were held and served as a polling place during elections. The home remained in the family until 1962. (1983)
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