The Wilhelm Weidner Homestead
Using stone quarried in Cibolo Creek bed, cedar from the nearby Kramme farm, and locally-made cypress shingles and lumber, Wilhelm Weidner (1835 - 1907) copied his ancestral home in Germany in building his two-story home here in 1873-1875. He incorporated a log house owned by his wife Maria (Kramme), for more room. He also built (1870s) the smokehouse-shop-laundry and (1904) the small stone dwelling. Four generations of the Weidner family have lived hre. RTHL - 1974
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
29.7286° N, 98.4374° W
Where to Find It
dead end of Angel Trail at intersection of Bulverde Rd. and US 281
Nearby Markers
- 0.3 mi SE Weidner, Wilhelm, Cemetery New Braunfels
- 2.3 mi E Vogel Cemetery Bulverde
- 3.3 mi N Koch Cemetery Bulverde
- 4.9 mi SW Gerfers Cemetery (HTC) San Antonio
- 6.2 mi SE Natural Bridge Caverns New Braunfels
- 6.4 mi NW Anhalt Halle and the Germania Farmer Verein Spring Branch