Details for August Ebers House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5259000236
Data
| Marker Number | 236 |
| Atlas Number | 5259000236 |
| Marker Title | August Ebers House |
| Index Entry | Ebers, August, House |
| Address | |
| City | Fredericksburg |
| County | Kendall |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 517386 |
| UTM Northing | 3334029 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | from Comfort take Old State Road 9 fourteen miles to house in Bankersmith |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | In 1860 August Ebers, a German immigrant, built the east portion of this stone house. It included a kitchen, a "big room", and an upstairs loft bedroom. Before 1880 he added the west wing. Ebers was killed in a well accident in 1884, and his family continued operating the farm. The home became a social center where community dances were held, and served as a polling place during elections. The home remained in the family until 1962. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983 |