Julius A. and Anna Phillip House
Boerne, Kendall County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built about 1900, this was the home of Kendall County Justice of the Peace and County Judge Julius A. Philip (1867-1935), his wife Anna (Meckel) (1867-1961), and their eight children. Originally built as a 4-room house, it was enlarged in the 1920s to accommodate the growing family, and the front porch was added in the 1930s. Prominent features of the house include board-and-batten siding, a gable roof, jigsawn porch brackets and turned wood frieze. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1993
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built around 1900 in the German-settled Hill Country town of Boerne, this was the home of county judge and justice of the peace Julius A. Philip, his wife Anna Meckel, and their eight children. A modest four-room house at first, it grew with the family—enlarged in the 1920s and given its front porch in the 1930s—and still shows its board-and-batten siding and jigsawn porch brackets.
Why it matters
The house reflects the German immigrant families who shaped Kendall County, where a public servant's growing home doubled as a record of a community putting down permanent roots.
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- · Julius A. Philip
- · Anna Meckel Philip
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