Conrad Fuchs House

 

 

Fri
24
Jan

Horseshoe Bay's historic Fuchs House goes on the market

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Lew K. Cohn/The Highlander
The historic Conrad Fuchs House, pictured above, will be placed on the market and sold by the City of Horseshoe Bay, ending the city's attempt to restore the oldest existing structure in the community.

 

 

 

 

By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor

For nearly seven years, the City of Horseshoe Bay has tried to preserve the historic Conrad Fuchs House, but the task proved daunting in terms of the time and money needed to complete the project.

Tue
26
Sep

Historic Fuchs House focus of HSB town hall Oct. 5

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Could Conrad L. Fuchs (1834-1898) be looking from his 19th Century photographic portrait to a 21st Century future when the home he built for his familiy would become the historic centerpiece of Burnet County's youngest city? The City of Horseshoe Bay Fuchs House Advisory Committee will hold a town hall meeting Thursday, Oct. 5, to share information and hear ideas about restoration of the building, now city property.

By Lew K. Cohn

Managing Editor

The Highlander

Sitting on a high bluff, overlooking Lake LBJ and the Colorado River in the distance, the Conrad Fuchs House (pronounced Fox) is the oldest structure in Horseshoe Bay. Built of local field stone, this pioneer-style German home served not only as the family's homestead, but also as post office and schoolhouse for a burgeoning community of German settlers in the south end of Burnet County.

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