Pantermuel House
Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Pioneer home of Heimrich Pantermuehl (1842 - 1921) and wife Pauline, German-born settlers of Comal County. Built about 1865, its use of limestone and native cedar is typical of small German farm cottages of this area. RTHL - 1972
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Heimrich and Pauline Pantermuehl were German-born settlers who put down roots in Comal County during the great mid-19th-century wave of German immigration to the Texas Hill Country. The limestone-and-native-cedar cottage they raised about 1865 follows the compact, sturdy style typical of small German farm homes in the region.
Why it matters
It preserves the everyday vernacular architecture that German immigrants brought to central Texas, one of the country's most enduring immigrant cultural imprints.
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Related people
- · Heimrich Pantermuehl
- · Pauline Pantermuehl
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