4.01.2024

Fredricksburg TX

Fredericksburg is a city in the beautiful Texas hill country that was settled in 1846 by German immigrants. the city's German heritage is on display at the Pioneer Museum, which features settlers homesteads and artifacts. 


The White Oak one room school house. 




The Walton-Smith log cabin is built in the traditional style. 
Logs with the spaces between them filled with limestone 
and lime mortar.


The original one room cabin

After the family survived the first winter they add this second room.

The facilities 


The Arhelger bath house was one of many similar 
buildings once necessary in Fredericksburg.



Transportation of the day

The Heinrich Kammlah's front house built in 1847-1850. 
It was built in the fachwerk (half-timber) style of the their homeland.
Later it was turned into a general store and a back house 
was built for the family to live in.



The back house





A few of the many family items on display

The Fassel-Roeder house, 1874,  shows the evolution of building styles from log cabins to half-timber to all limestone construction. 





1885 music box
Descendants of the Fassel family lived in this home until 1967

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