Edward and Minnie Stein House
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Edward Stein (1890-1978), expert craftsman, prominent local banker, and architect of many important structures in Fredericksburg, designed and built this house in 1923 for himself and his wife, Minnie. an excellent example of a 1920s bungalow, it features elements of the craftsman design including wide overhanging eaves and brackets, intersecting gables, and finely articulated walls and porches. The house remained in the Stein family until 1978. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1994
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Edward Stein — a skilled craftsman, prominent Fredericksburg banker, and architect of many local buildings — designed and built this home for himself and his wife Minnie in 1923. A fine example of a 1920s Craftsman bungalow, it shows wide overhanging eaves with brackets, intersecting gables, and carefully detailed walls and porches, and it remained in the Stein family until 1978.
Why it matters
The Stein house preserves the Craftsman style at its height and honors a local builder whose designs helped give a German-Texan town much of its architectural character.
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