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D. C. Riley House

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Fredericksburg, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 25' 58.73180000016", -98° 47' 54.16171000008"
 
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    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

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

D. C. Riley House Historical Marker Location Map, Fredericksburg, Texas