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Home Texas Comal County New Braunfels August and Karoline Tolle House
     

August and Karoline Tolle House

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388 Comal Ave, New Braunfels, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 42' 6.42580999992", -98° 7' 13.90878999984"
 
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    German native August Tolle (1829-1922) immigrated to New Braunfels with his parents and siblings in 1845 and established a drugstore with Dr. Theodore Koester, his brother-in-law, in 1858. In 1861, he wed Karoline Messer (d. 1929), also from Germany. The couple had five children, Edith, Amelia, Theodore, Clara and Alfred. In 1891, August bought this house and lot, which later transferred to Alfred and his wife, Emma Louise (Hampe). Their three children sold it in 1969, and subsequent owners restored it several years later. Today, the home represents vernacular Victorian design, with decorative fretwork, carved rafter tails and shuttered four-over-four windows. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2004

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

August and Karoline Tolle House Historical Marker Location Map, New Braunfels, Texas