A view of the Comal County in New Braunfels, Texas. Completed in 1898, this Romanesque Revival style courthouse was designed by architects James Riely Gordon. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
The courthouse was restored to its original appearance in 2013 after a three-year, $8.7 million undertaking that included removing two additions, and restoring or replicating paint, tile, doors and furniture. Atop the three-story building is a corniced stone tower.
New Braunfels is the seat of Comal County. A suburb of San Antonio, New Braunfels is located 32 miles northeast of San Antonio and 48 miles southwest of Austin. The Gruene Historical District is located within the city limits of New Braunfels. The city has a strong German heritage. According to the U.S. Census, the population of New Braunfels increased from 57,740 in 2010 to 90, 403 in 2020 making it the third-fastest growing city in the United States during this period.
Tags: New Braunfels Comal County South Central Texas TX Comal County Courthouse Architect James Riely Gordon Architectural Style Romanesque Revival National Register of Historic Places NRHP Reference # 76002017 Texas State Antiquities Landmark TSAL Recorded Texas Historic Landmark RTHL Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
A view of Union Pacific 8310 southbound in New Braunfels crossing W. San Antonio St. In the background is the Art Deco-style Brauntex Theatre.
UP 8310 is a diesel-electric locomotive produced by Elecro-Motive Diesel, an Illinois-based company owned by Caterpillar. The locomotive entered service in 2005.
The Brauntex Theatre opened in 1942. It was design by by Jack Corgan, best known for the theaters he designed in the southwest United States, and the Corgan copied the design for the Brauntex from one of his earlier works, the Washita Theatre in New Cordell, Oklahoma.
The Brauntex was integrated during the 1960s. After integration patrons could sit anywhere in the theater; 40 cents upstairs or 50 cents downstairs. In late 1999 the by then run-down Brauntex came under the ownership of the Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Association. WIth community contributions, renovation of the Brauntex began almost immediately and the theatre reopened in 2000 as a performing arts venue. Since then the theatre has undergone several phases of renewal. The Brauntex Theatre was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
New Braunfels is the seat of Comal County. A suburb of San Antonio, New Braunfels is located 32 miles northeast of San Antonio and 48 miles southwest of Austin. The Gruene Historical District is located within the city limits of New Braunfels. The city has a strong German heritage. According to the U.S. Census, the population of New Braunfels increased from 57,740 in 2010 to 90, 403 in 2020 making it the third-fastest growing city in the United States during this period.
Tags: New Braunfels Comal County South Central Texas TX Street View Railroad Crossing Union Pacific UP 8310 Diesel-Electric Locomotive Elecro-Motive Diesel Progress Rail Locomotives Caterpillar Brauntex Theatre Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre 290 W. San Antonio St. Architect Jack Corgan Architectural Style Art Deco Moderne National Register of Historic Places NRHP Reference # 09000240 Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
A view looking east in the 200 block of W. San Antonio St. in New Braunfels. On the left is the Brauntex Theatre, an Art Deco/Moderne style theater designed by Jack Corgan, best known for the theaters he designed in the southwest United States.
The Brauntex Theatre opened in 1942. Its design was copied from an earlier Corgan designed movie house, the Washita Theatre in New Cordell, Oklahoma. It premiered with Birth of the Blues, starring Bing Crosby and Mary Martin.
The Brauntex was integrated during the 1960s. After integration patrons could sit anywhere in the theater; 40 cents upstairs or 50 cents downstairs. In late 1999 the by then run-down Brauntex came under the ownership of the Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Association. WIth community contributions, renovation of the Brauntex began almost immediately and the theatre reopened in 2000 as a performing arts venue. Since then the theatre has undergone several phases of renewal. The Brauntex Theatre was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
New Braunfels is the seat of Comal County. A suburb of San Antonio, New Braunfels is located 32 miles northeast of San Antonio and 48 miles southwest of Austin. The Gruene Historical District is located within the city limits of New Braunfels. The city has a strong German heritage. According to the U.S. Census, the population of New Braunfels increased from 57,740 in 2010 to 90, 403 in 2020 making it the third-fastest growing city in the United States during this period.
Tags: New Braunfels Comal County South Central Texas TX Street View Brauntex Theatre Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre 290 W. San Antonio St. Architect Jack Corgan Architectural Style Art Deco Moderne National Register of Historic Places NRHP Reference # 09000240 Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Situated on the Guadalupe River in the quickly-growing community of New Braunfels, Gruene (a German surname, (pronounced "Green") is a former German town in Comal County. Once a significant cotton-producing community along the Guadalupe River, the town has now shifted its economy to one supported primarily by tourism. Today Gruene is a district within the city limits of New Braunfels, and much of the former town was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1975. Gruene is known for its German-Texan heritage and architecture.
One of the most notable properties in Gruene is the Henry Gruene Family Home featured above. The Eastlake Victorian-style mansion that was constructed in 1878. It is a contributing property within the Gruene Historic District listed in the NRHP, and now operates as the Gruene Mansion Inn.
In 1984, Henry Gruene's grandchildren dedicated a small monument to H.D. in front of his old home. It reads: "Born in New Braunfels, Henry D. Gruene (1850-1920) was the son of Ernst and Antoinette Kloepper Gruene, immigrants from Netze, Germany, who came to Texas in 1845 with the Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels Colonization Movement. In 1870 he participated in the historic longhorn cattle drive to Kansas, Wyoming, and over the Rockies to Utah. Upon his return to Texas in 1871, he married Bertha Simon, settled on the north bank of the Guadalupe River, and founded the town of Gruene in 1872 by establishing his first business, a water wheel gristmill with the millstones at this marker. Later ventures included a cotton gin, mercantile business, saloon and dance hall, blacksmith shop, lumber yard, feed mill, and automobile agency. As a land developer, farmer, and rancher, he owned land from the Red River to the Gulf of Mexico. His cattle brand was HG. This marker is dedicated to our grandparents, Henry D. Gruene and Bertha Gruene in loving memory of their sacrifices, hardships, and vision in the development of the Township of Gruene, Texas.
New Braunfels is the seat of Comal County and has a 2020 census-population of 90,403. A suburb just north of San Antonio, and part of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, New Braunfels was the third-fastest-growing city in the United States from 2010-2020.
Tags: Gruene New Braunfels Comal County Texas TX Architecture Henry Gruene H. D. Gruene Family Home Gruene Mansion Inn Bed & Breakfast Architectural Style Eastlake Victorian Contributing Property Gruene Historic District National Register of Historic Places NRHP Reference # 75001962 Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
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Situated on the Guadalupe River in the fast-growing community of New Braunfels, Gruene (a German surname, (pronounced "Green") is a former German town in Comal County. Once a significant cotton-producing community along the Guadalupe River, the town has now shifted its economy to one supported primarily by tourism. Today Gruene is a district within the city limits of New Braunfels, and much of the former town was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1975. Gruene is known for its German-Texan heritage and architecture.
One of the most notable properties in Gruene is the Henry Gruene Family Home featured above. The Eastlake Victorian-style mansion that was constructed in 1878. It is a contributing property within the Gruene Historic District listed in the NRHP, and now operates as the Gruene Mansion Inn.
In 1984, Henry Gruene's grandchildren dedicated a small monument to H.D. in front of his old home. It reads: "Born in New Braunfels, Henry D. Gruene (1850-1920) was the son of Ernst and Antoinette Kloepper Gruene, immigrants from Netze, Germany, who came to Texas in 1845 with the Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels Colonization Movement. In 1870 he participated in the historic longhorn cattle drive to Kansas, Wyoming, and over the Rockies to Utah. Upon his return to Texas in 1871, he married Bertha Simon, settled on the north bank of the Guadalupe River, and founded the town of Gruene in 1872 by establishing his first business, a water wheel gristmill with the millstones at this marker. Later ventures included a cotton gin, mercantile business, saloon and dance hall, blacksmith shop, lumber yard, feed mill, and automobile agency. As a land developer, farmer, and rancher, he owned land from the Red River to the Gulf of Mexico. His cattle brand was HG. This marker is dedicated to our grandparents, Henry D. Gruene and Bertha Gruene in loving memory of their sacrifices, hardships, and vision in the development of the Township of Gruene, Texas.
New Braunfels is the seat of Comal County and has a 2020 census-population of 90,403. A suburb just north of San Antonio, and part of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, New Braunfels was the third-fastest-growing city in the United States from 2010-2020.
Tags: Gruene New Braunfels Comal County Texas TX Architecture Henry Gruene H. D. Gruene Family Home Gruene Mansion Inn Bed & Breakfast Architectural Style Eastlake Victorian Contributing Property Gruene Historic District National Register of Historic Places NRHP Reference # 75001962 Canon EOS 5D Mark IV