​Ernst and Antoinette
​Gruene House

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Marker Text: Located in an area historically known as Comaltown, this home was built in 1852 by Ernst (1819 - 1914) and Maria Antoinette (Kloepper) (1826 - 1917) Gruene. They immigrated to Texas in 1845 and raised their three children, Ernst, Jr., Heinrich (H. D.), and Johanna, in this home. Built in the dogtrot style, the house featured a wide hall with rooms at either side to allow a breeze for ventilation. Similar to other German homes at the time, the house was constructed with handmade sun-dried adobe brick and hand-hewn native mountain cedar timber frames. Altered over the years to accommodate later families, the house stands as a reminder of the Gruenes' legacy in Comal County (2019) 

Marker No: 18902

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 29.725420, -98.122955

Location: ​532 Rock Street, New Braunfels