Fredericksburg Historic District (Texas)

Fredericksburg Historic District (Texas)

Fredericksburg Historic District (Texas)
Fredericksburg Historic District
Fredericksburg Historic District
Location Fredericksburg, Texas
Coordinates 30°16′33″N 98°52′25″W / 30.27583°N 98.87361°W / 30.27583; -98.87361Coordinates: 30°16′33″N 98°52′25″W / 30.27583°N 98.87361°W / 30.27583; -98.87361
NRHP Reference # 70000749[1]
Added to NRHP October 14, 1970

The Fredericksburg Historic District is located in Fredericksburg, Texas in Gillespie County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Texas on October 14, 1970 [2] The district area coincides with the original platting of the town by Herman Wilke, and the streets are laid out in a wide grid. The district is bordered approximately on the north by Schubert Street and the south by Creek Street, on the west by Acorn Street and the east by Elk Street. It encompasses one contributing object (sculpture of John O. Meusebach), 367 contributing buildings and 191 non-contributing buildings. Many of the buildings in the historic district have been designated either a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and/or added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas.

For more details on this topic, see Architecture of Fredericksburg, Texas.

also

For more details on this topic, see National Museum of the Pacific War.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Fredericksburg Historic District". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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