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Vereins-Kirche

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1936, Lee Kiehne. 100 block of W. Main St.
  • (Photograph by Gerald Moorhead )

This church is a fairly accurate replica of the Vereins-Kirche of 1847, literally the “Society Church,” which stood just to the south of this building in the middle of Main Street until its demolition in 1897. The octagonal church was intended by the Adelsverein as a meeting place for all of the town's religious denominations, and was used by Lutherans, Catholics, and Methodists until they constructed their own houses of worship. The replica was constructed by the Gillespie County Historical Society as part of the celebration of the Texas Centennial, but differs from the original in one key respect; it is of stone, not fachwerk construction. The building houses the county historical museum, which is an excellent source of information on the history and architecture of the town.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

Fredericksburg City Hall and Fire Station
Felix Vander Stucken House
Alfred Vander Stucken House
Pioneer Memorial Library (Gillespie County Courthouse)
Bank of Fredericksburg

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Vereins-Kirche", [Fredericksburg, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-NB37.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 209-210.

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