Theis House
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Marker No: 5460
Medallion & Plate
Texas Historic Landmark
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Marker Text: This pioneer home was built by German immigrant Jacob Theis (1809-1876), an early Kendall County blacksmith and wheelwright. The original
part of the Thies house id a dogtrot plan of palisade construction. Willow branches were woven around cedar support posts to form the walls, which were then packed with clay and rock and stuccoed for protection. The Theis house is a rare surviving example of this construction type. (1984) Geographic: 29.792875, -98.730347
Location: on Newton Alley behind 242 Main Street, Boerne
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