Old Roesler Place, The
Nelsonville, Austin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
August Roesler (1836-1933), who migrated to Texas from Germany during the 1850s, built a simple frame dwelling at this site in 1873. Near a busy public road, it was a frequent stopping place for travelers. In 1892, after the Roesler family had moved to a larger residence on the property, their first home burned. With help from his neighbors, Roesler then constructed this board and batten farmhouse, a replica of the earlier structure. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
German immigrant August Roesler came to Texas in the 1850s and built a simple frame dwelling here in 1873 beside a busy public road, where it often sheltered travelers. After the family moved to a larger home and the first house burned in 1892, Roesler and his neighbors raised this board-and-batten farmhouse as a replica of the original.
Why it matters
The rebuilt farmhouse embodies both the German immigrant settlement of central Texas and the neighborly, community-built self-reliance of nineteenth-century rural life.
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