​Theis House

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Marker No: 5460

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

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