The Witte-Williams House
Greenvine, Washington County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Victor Witte (1820-1900), who came from Hanover, Germany, to Latium in 1848 built a 3-room frame house here for son Armin in 1872; later added log cabin from Mill Creek Crossing of nearby Houston-Austin wagon road, as a hay barn. Witte's granddaughter, Emma Williams, and family moved here in 1906, built 2-room ell and porch in 1914. Her descendants sold place in 1969 to Mr. and Mrs. Robin Elverson, whose restoration included annexing the log cabin hay barn as living room. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Victor Witte left Hanover, Germany, in 1848 and settled in the German community of Latium, part of the great wave of German immigration that shaped 19th-century Central Texas. In 1872 he built a modest frame house here for his son, later attaching a log cabin salvaged from a crossing on the old Houston-Austin wagon road. Passed down through his granddaughter Emma Williams and eventually restored by new owners, the home was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1974.
Why it matters
The Witte-Williams House is a living record of German immigrant settlement in Texas, where transplanted families built enduring homes and communities that still flavor the region's culture today.
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- · Victor Witte
- · Emma Williams
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