Marker Text: German native Henry C. Keese (b. 1834) built this farmhouse soon after he purchased the land in the 1870s. Constructed of wood and hand-hewn native rock, it included a large downstairs living area, a kitchen, and second floor bedrooms. Keese and his wife Caroline survived the hardships of frontier life, including attacks by hostile Indians, and members of their family owned the homesite for almost a century. Traces of the early farm are still evident. (1991)
Texas Historic Landmark
Geographic:
Location: from Crabapple take RR 965 North approximately .75 mile to Welgehausen Road; then west on Welgehausen Road. 3.4 miles to site on right
