Old Kammlah House
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 30° 16.676 W 098° 52.588
14R E 511881 N 3349589
Marker is on the wall to the left of the building entrance.
Waymark Code: WM16XEC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2022
Views: 3
Marker gives a short history of the building and its owners.
Marker Number: 10064
Marker Text: Four front rooms with outside stair to attic, built 1849 by German settler Henry Kammlah I. Smokehouse and rooms at rear added 1875. Old world technique of wall plaster over woven twig supports used in interior. Henry Kammlah II and wife Amalia, opened a general store in front room in 1870. This was continued by Henry III until 1924. House purchased 1956 and restored as museum by Gillespie County Historical Society. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
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