Marker Inscription
Built in 1868 at Indianola by Emil Reiffert (1839-1910), immigrant at age 15; Confederate veteran; merchant, rancher, President H. Runge & Co., known as First Real Bank in Texas. Anchored to 7-feet. pillars. With 100 refugees upstairs, downstairs windows and doors open, house withstood its second hurricane, 1886. Was dismantled, its planks numbered, moved to Cuero, rebuilt 1887. Has storm pillars, front storm door, handcarved staircase, parquet floors. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965
About this site
Reiffert, Emil House is a historical marker in Cuero, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.1003, -97.2912 near Cuero. The nearest cataloged historic site is John T. Wofford Home (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Allert, Robert, Gohmert-Summers House, and Breeden House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123001474. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
