Homesite of Johann and Gertruda Walzem.
Johann Joseph and Anna Gertruda Walzem came to Texas from
Prussia c. 1851. In 1859, the State of Texas officially
granted them the land they had settled (160 acres),
including this homesite. Johann was a stonemason.
He and his sons built the home and barn, as
well as nearby St. John Chapel. They also dug four cisterns
on the property. Starting in 1871, the land passed to the
Walzem's children: Johann, Gertrude, Andreas, Heinrich and
Peter.
The home, built in stages of stone from the
site, served as a school for the local children in the
1860s. The barn also may have been used as a home.
This property is a "private residence".
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002
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