Evandberg Orphanage, Evandberg Avenue & Guadalupe River Vicinity, New Braunfels, Comal County, TX
Summary
Significance: The building is historically significant because it housed the first orphanage in the State of Texas. It is architecturally significant because it was a representative example of the "second" houses built by German emigrants (the first houses were log cabins).
Survey number: HABS TX-3145
Building/structure dates: ca. 1848 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
New Braunfels (Tex.), 29.70300, -98.12445
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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