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Marker Text: ​In 1845 Johan (John) Joseph Walch (1828-1914) migrated to Texas from Germany. In 1847 he settled in Fredericksburg, where he worked as a stonemason. Before Walch married Wilhelmine Gaertner in 1851, he erected a two-room limestone house on this lot. He also built a rock barn, which he later enlarged by adding a second story. One of the Walches' eleven children, Felix, remodeled the barn for use as a residence in 1904.  (1978) 

Marker No: 10127

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 30.272367, -98.865784

Location: 412 East Austin Street, Fredricksburg