Wahrmund Millinery, Moellendorf-Dietz Bakery
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Erected about 1876, this building was a combination residence and business for the family of George Wahrmund, whose wife Elise had a millinery and dressmaking shop in the front rooms. Mr. and Mrs. James T. clark, 1901-1913 owners, ran a boarding house here. From 1924 to 1966, the structure housed a bakery, operated in succession by Martin Schult, William Moellendorf, and Theodore and Edgar Dietz. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Erected about 1876 in the German settlement of Fredericksburg, this building blended home and business: Elise Wahrmund ran a millinery and dressmaking shop in the front rooms of the family residence. Later it housed a boarding house under the Clarks, and from 1924 to 1966 a succession of German-descended bakers—Schult, Moellendorf, and the Dietz brothers—filled it with the smell of fresh bread.
Why it matters
The building embodies the German immigrant commercial life of the Texas Hill Country and the entrepreneurial role of women running trades of their own in the 19th century.
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Related people
- · Elise Wahrmund
- · William Moellendorf
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