The William Rausch House
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Gillespie County native William Rausch (1884-1939) and his wife, Olga (d. 1943), bought this property in 1894. They lived in an existing house until 1906, when they built this home. A stonemason and carpenter by trade, Rausch probably did much of the construction himself. The German vernacular limestone structure features a central gable with jig-cut decorative trim. the home remained in the Rausch family until 1943. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Gillespie County native William Rausch and his wife, Olga, bought this Fredericksburg property in 1894 and, in 1906, built the home that stands here. A stonemason and carpenter by trade, Rausch likely did much of the work himself, raising a German vernacular limestone house whose central gable carries jig-cut decorative trim. The home stayed in the family until 1943, a modest monument to the craftsmanship of the Hill Country's German community.
Why it matters
The house preserves the distinctive German-Texan building tradition of the Fredericksburg area, where immigrant stonemasons shaped a regional architecture still visible today.
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Related people
- · William Rausch
- · Olga Rausch
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