New Braunfels in Comal County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Home of Ferdinand Lindheimer

Photographed By James Hulse, April 12, 2019

1. Home of Ferdinand Lindheimer Marker

Inscription.

Soldier in the Texas Revolution · Father of Texas botany · Editor of the New Braunfelser Zeitung, 1852-1872
Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Additional marker
New Braunfels German Heritage Center of Texas recognizes this property Site of Botanical Gardens Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer is of historic significance

Erected 1936 by The State of Texas. (Marker Number 3089.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 29° 42.032′ N, 98° 7.108′ W. Marker is in New Braunfels, Texas, in Comal County. Marker is on Comal Avenue, 0.1 miles east of East Garden Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 491 Comal Avenue, New Braunfels TX 78130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Scholl House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Braunfels Woolen Mill (about 400 feet away); Johann Michael Jahn (about 500 feet away); Dr. Theodore Koester Home (about

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600 feet away); August and Karoline Tolle House (about 600 feet away); Texas Germans in the Civil War (about 700 feet away); First Protestant Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Early Settlers' Home (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Braunfels.

Also see . . . Ferdinand Lindheimer. TSHA Texas State Historical Association (Submitted on September 19, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Home of Ferdinand Lindheimer and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, April 12, 2019

2. Home of Ferdinand Lindheimer and Marker

Front of the home of Ferdinand Lindheimer image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, April 12, 2019

3. Front of the home of Ferdinand Lindheimer

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.