Windwehen Home
New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Carl Victor Windwehen moved to New Braunfels with his mother and young daughter after his wife, Charlotte (stocker), had died. He was the only dentist listed in the city’s 1906 telephone directory. Dr. Windwehen married Lina Coreth in 1910, and the family moved into this house, a wedding gift to his new bride. Carl died in 1946, and Lina lived here until her death in 1975. The Queen Anne style modified L-plan house with center passage is of wood frame construction with double drop pine siding, and original bays on two of the four sides. Other historic elements include early sleeping porch and nursery additions, a garage and a washhouse
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Dr. Carl Victor Windwehen was the only dentist listed in New Braunfels' 1906 telephone directory, having moved to the city with his mother and young daughter after his first wife died. When he married Lina Coreth in 1910, this Queen Anne–style wood-frame house was a wedding gift to his bride, and Lina lived here until 1975. Its double drop pine siding, original bays, sleeping porch, and outbuildings survive as historic features.
Why it matters
The home reflects the settled, professional middle-class life that took hold in New Braunfels as the town matured in the early 20th century.
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- · Carl Victor Windwehen
- · Lina Coreth Windwehen
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