Wedemeyer House
Belton, Bell County, Texas
Marker Inscription
A distinctive Victorian house, associated with one of the historic private schools of Bell County. Charles H. Wedemeyer (1857-1938), a former teacher and administrator of Baylor University, Crane College, and Waco University, moved here with his wife Mary (Johnson) and family in 1887. They built this home in 1891, adjoining Wedemeyer Academy, where many area leaders were educated. Since 1927, house has been owned by family of Mrs. Alice Law. It was restored in 1973-74 by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Law. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1975
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Charles H. Wedemeyer, a former teacher and administrator at Baylor, Crane College, and Waco University, moved to Belton in 1887 and built this Victorian home in 1891 beside his own Wedemeyer Academy. The academy educated many future leaders of Bell County during an era when private schools carried much of the region's education. The house passed to the Law family in 1927 and was carefully restored in the 1970s.
Why it matters
The home and its adjoining academy recall the age of private schooling in Central Texas, when educators like Wedemeyer shaped a community's leadership before public schools were universal.
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Related people
- · Charles H. Wedemeyer
- · Mary Johnson Wedemeyer
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