Marker Inscription
This house was constructed in 1908 by Mead & Eastwood Lumber Co. for Augusta Hofheinz, widow of Daniel Hofheinz (1849-1903), who owned and operated a hotel he constructed in San Marcos in the late 1870s. their son, Walter (1880-1943), supervised its construction. Augusta occupied the house until her death in 1924. the Augusta Hofheinz houses is a finely detailed example of classical revival architecture featuring symmetrical composition, giant order classical columns, and a deep entablature. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1992
About this site
Augusta Hofheinz House is a historical marker in San Marcos, Hays County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 124 historical markers documented in Hays County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.8763, -97.9527 near San Marcos. The nearest cataloged historic site is J. H. Barbee House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Johnson, Lloyd Gideon, Johnson House, and Wood, Ike.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5209010282. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
