​Henry Basse House

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Marker No: 10020

Aluminum  18 x 28 Subject Marker

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 30.278383, -98.892944

Marker Text: ​Descended from the Rev. Henrich S. W. Basse, a Lutheran pastor sent by the Adelsverein to serve German settlers in this area, Henry and Hugo Basse operated the Basse Brothers Cement Yard and created the Basse block, a popular building material in this region. This house, built in 1918-1920 by Henry Basse, is a testament to his business success and is a fine example of Basse block construction. A good local example of Prairie School-influenced design, it features a center passage plan and a three-bay, two-story porch with classical box columns on the first story. (1991)

Location: 204 West Schubert Street, Fredericksburg