| Marker Number |
10101 |
| Atlas Number |
5171010101 |
| Marker Title |
D. C. Riley House |
| Index Entry |
Riley, David Crockett |
| Address |
|
| City |
Fredericksburg |
| County |
Gillespie |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
519361 |
| UTM Northing |
3366782 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
take RR 965 N approx. 17 miles to Lower Crabapple Rd.; then east on Crab Apple 2.6 miles to Itz-Kast Rd.; then north on Itz .2 miles |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
Four generations have lived in this house built in early 1870s by Crabapple community pioneer David Crockett Riley (1840-1900). Stone for 24" outer walls and 18" partitions came from a hill a mile north; timbers were hand-hewn from farm trees; milled lumber hauled from Austin (90 mi. SE). With a purchased lock for model, rest of door locks were made in farm shop. Workmen were paid 50 cents and a pint of Crockett Riley's whiskey (home-distilled) for a day's work. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1972 |
