​Kiehne-Herrmann Home

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Marker Text: ​German-born Frederick Kiehne (1811-98), a blacksmith and Gillespie County commissioner, built this structure in 1850. It was the first two-story home in Fredericksburg, although many older residences had sleeping lofts. the hand-cut limestone, adobe bricks, and native timbers were materials often used by pioneer builders. The house was enlarged about the 1860s and again in the 1930s, when Walter Foerster was owner. It was restored in 1973-74 by Maria and Ronald Herrmann. (1976)

Marker No: 10065

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 30.270983, -98.866684

Location: 405 East Main Street, Fredericksburg