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Gruene Mansion

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c. 1890. 1275 Gruene Rd.
  • (Photograph by Gerald Moorhead )
  • (The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)

This unusual example of Victorian domestic architecture seems to have begun life as a simple brick structure that was later swallowed by millwork-embellished porches to make it more up-to-date. Especially curious is the saltshaker-like turret on the second floor, supported by rather slender columns below. The house is now a bed-and-breakfast.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

Gruene Hall
H. D. Gruene Store
Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture (Andreas Breustedt House)
Comal County Courthouse
Stephen Klein House

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Gruene Mansion", [New Braunfels, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-NB15.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 203-203.

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