Frank Teich
Llano, Llano County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(Sept. 22, 1856 - Jan. 27, 1939) A native of Germany, Frank Teich studied under master German artists and sculptors before coming to the United States in 1878. By 1883 he was established in San Antonio as an accomplished stonemason and artist. His supervision of work on the State Capitol led to other jobs, including construction of the Tarrant County Courthouse and the creation of numerous Confederate memorials and other monuments throughout the South. In 1901 he founded Teich Monument Works near Llano, which resulted in the development of the area's granite production industry. He is buried in the Llano Cemetery.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Trained under master sculptors in his native Germany, Frank Teich came to the United States in 1878 and by 1883 had established himself in San Antonio as a skilled stonemason and artist. His work on the State Capitol led to courthouses and a great many Confederate memorials and monuments across the South, and in 1901 he founded Teich Monument Works near Llano. That enterprise helped launch the region's granite industry, and Teich is buried in the Llano Cemetery.
Why it matters
Teich shaped the physical face of public memory across the South while turning Llano's granite into a thriving industry, linking immigrant artistry to American monument-building.
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