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Theis House

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Boerne, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 47' 34.34818999992", -98° 43' 49.26018"
 
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    This pioneer home was built in 1858 by German immigrant Phillip Jacob Theis (1809-1876), an early Kendall County blacksmith and wheelwright. The original part of the Theis house is a dogtrot plan of palisade construction. Willow branches were woven around cedar support posts to form the walls, which were then packed with clay and rock and finally stuccoed for protection. The Theis house is a rare surviving example of this construction type. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1984

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Theis House Historical Marker Location Map, Boerne, Texas