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251 South Seguin Avenue This adobe brick and cedar beam home is situated on a lot that was deeded to colonist Christoph Luentzel. It was first built in 1850 by Heinrich Bevenroth and enlarged by later owners Heinrich C. Pohlmann, Mrs. Elisabeth Gehrung, Edmond Schramm, and August Pursch. Now an office building.
221 South Seguin Avenue This Victorian building has served as a general store as well as specialty retail stores and service operations. There is a private residence on the second floor. This building housed Mesker Brothers Iron Works of St. Louis, Missouri, and George L. Mesker Company of Evansville, Indiana, who specialized in ornamental sheet-metal […]
173 South Seguin Avenue This eclectic Late Victorian building was built by master carpenter Friedrich Krause. From 1891–1902 it was a jewelry store, 1912–1922 a print shop, and in 1930 a photography shop. Now retail shops.
165 South Seguin Avenue The façade of this Victorian building is constructed of tin over wood, made to resemble stone. It has been home to a jewelry store, newspaper office, and photo shop. Now retail shops.
Located at 165 South Seguin Avenue on the side of the Hoffmann Building (next to the Naegelin’s Bakery parking lot) one block from the Main Plaza.
161 South Seguin Avenue One of the oldest structures in New Braunfels, this rock-filled fachwerk home was built by one of the first commissioners of Comal County.
129 South Seguin Avenue The oldest German bakery in Texas. Originally constructed of German fachwerk, it was covered by beadboard and later covered with plaster to prevent further deterioration.
475 Butcher St In 1869, this building served as a home for dairy farmer Wilhelm Boenig. Braddock Street was originally called Boenig Street until the city changed the name in 1991. From Boenig, the residence passed to three more German families — Hartmann, Maurer, and Schneider — some of them original New Braunsfelsers. Many believe […]