Sanders-Grosgebauer House
San Marcos, Hays County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built on historic San Antonio Street (originally the stagecoach road to San Antonio) by S. H. and Annie Sanders about 1913, this house was subsequently purchased by Albert N. and Rosa Grosgebauer in 1919. Lyndon B. Johnson was frequently a dinner guest here during his stay at the local college. This house represents a good example of an American foursquare design. Although a common house design in the early 1900s, it was rarely used by San Marcos homebuilders. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1992
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built about 1913 on San Antonio Street—originally the stagecoach road to San Antonio—by S. H. and Annie Sanders, this American foursquare home passed to Albert and Rosa Grosgebauer in 1919. During his student days at the local college, future president Lyndon B. Johnson was often a dinner guest here. The house, an uncommon foursquare design for San Marcos, became a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1992.
Why it matters
Its connection to a young Lyndon Johnson links an ordinary Texas home to one of the most consequential political careers of the 20th century.
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Related people
- · Lyndon B. Johnson
- · S. H. Sanders
- · Albert N. Grosgebauer
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