Jacobs Creek School Teacherage
Sattler, Comal County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Area families started Jacobs Creek School in October 1867, with trustees leasing land from Oscar Friedrich for one dollar. Early teacher Carl Pantermuehl is credited with building the school's 1870 teacherage near the schoolhouse. The 1 1/2-story log cabin is of German vernacular design, built of hand-hewn and notched Ashe juniper with fachwerk or half-timbered construction. Limestone and brick are also used in the house, which received later additions. After Mountain Valley School opened nearby in 1874, the Jacobs Creek schoolhouse was eventually razed, but the teacherage continued to be used as a residence. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2017
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Settlers in Comal County started Jacobs Creek School in 1867, leasing land for a dollar, and teacher Carl Pantermuehl soon built a teacher's residence beside it. The 1½-story cabin is a fine example of German vernacular building—hand-hewn Ashe juniper joined in half-timbered fachwerk, with limestone and brick worked in. After a newer school opened nearby, the schoolhouse was razed but the teacherage lived on as a home.
Why it matters
The surviving teacherage preserves the German craft traditions and community-built schooling that shaped the Texas Hill Country after the Civil War.
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Related people
- · Carl Pantermuehl
- · Oscar Friedrich
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