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388 Comal Avenue August Tolle (1829-1922) immigrated to New Braunfels with his parents and siblings in 1845, and established a drugstore with his brother-in-law, Dr. Theodore Koester, in 1858. In 1861, he wed Karoline Messer and had five children. In 1891, August bought this house and lot, which later transferred to his son Alfred and […]
234 Comal Avenue Bought by Gustav Schmidt in 1865 for $100, this house was sold a year later for four times that amount. In 1881, Wilhelm Guessow bought the house and lot. It was used as his home and broom/brushmaking workshop through the turn of the next century. Now an office building.
202 Comal Avenue Built five years earlier than its next door neighbor, this quaint house was built of the limestone, cedar, cypress, and adobe fachwerk popular at the time.
192 Comal Avenue Built by Mr. Richter five years after his first house – on the same lot. Typical of the period, the small house is built on a hand-hewn limestone block foundation, constructed with cedar joists and cypress exterior siding placed over adobe fachwerk walls.
166 Comal Avenue Born in France, near the German border, Peter Mergele immigrated to the U.S. via the French Emigration Company. Upon arriving in San Antonio, Texas, in 1843 he joined Prince Solms’ group from Germany. The back section of the house is the oldest, with a Victorian Eastlake addition on the front. Now an […]
170 East San Antonio Street This beautiful Classic Revival house sits on the original site of the Senator George Pfeuffer home. Pfeuffer descendants maintain a law practice here today.
308 East San Antonio Street This Late Victorian: Second Empire style house was built in 1870 around the original 1845 adobe home of Hermann Seele, regarded as the cultural leader of early New Braunfels. The true mansard-style roof was built by Dr. John Lehde, with the rear fachwerk walls of the original house still standing. […]
398 East San Antonio Street This mill was built by Wilhelm Merriwether and sold to Joseph Landa in 1859. Joseph Landa’s son, Harry Landa, operated the mill until 1930, when he sold it to Hippolyite Dittlinger to operate as a roller mill. The mill used a one-of-a-kind drive system designed by Mr. Dittlinger, using the […]
393 Tolle Street This is the original structure built by Herman Tolle, complete with cedar siding and square nails. It is a classic example of 1880s and 1890s architecture. Now a private residence.
295 East San Antonio Street Originally built by businesswoman Emilie Kuse Eggeling as the Comal Hotel. The hotel was restored in the 1970s, and renamed the Prince Solms Inn. No matter the name, this building has been hosting and housing visitors to New Braunfels continuously since 1898.