John Fauth House
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 30.177 W 097° 27.058
14R E 650148 N 3264709
Plaque and medallion attached to the wall of the house to the left of the front door.
Waymark Code: WMWCKX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2017
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Plaque gives the history of the house and its owners.
Marker Number: 1578
Marker Text:
Constructed about 1857 from Indianola lumber. Served as residence, school, teachers boarding house and barrel shop. Here Fauth fashioned fine furniture from native walnut.
In his barrels, Fauth shipped can syrup and Tabasco peppers from J.B. Wells' Willow Springs Ranch to Louisiana for production on McIlhenney Plantation. Restored, 1964, by Ross Boothe.
Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1965
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