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Augusta Hofheinz House

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1104 W. Hopkins, San Marcos, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 52' 36.78952000008", -97° 57' 9.42053000004"
 
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     This house was constructed in 1908 by Mead & Eastwood Lumber Co. for Augusta Hofheinz, widow of Daniel Hofheinz (1849-1903), who owned and operated a hotel he constructed in San Marcos in the late 1870s. their son, Walter (1880-1943), supervised its construction. Augusta occupied the house until her death in 1924. the Augusta Hofheinz houses is a finely detailed example of classical revival architecture featuring symmetrical composition, giant order classical columns, and a deep entablature. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1992

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Augusta Hofheinz House Historical Marker Location Map, San Marcos, Texas