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Old Post
Office: c. 1908
A rare brick building by English born Alfred Giles who designed several
other Comfort buildings
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Comfort
Attractions
Comfort Historical
Museum - 838 High Street.
Open 2nd Sunday of each month or by appointment.
From an architectural viewpoint - Comfort is extremely rich. Nearly
the entire downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Many rock buildings and businesses remain in a splendid state of preservation
and did not have to go through the rigors of restoration. The 1880
Ingenhuett-Faust Hotel is one such building and the 1930 Comfort
Theater (originally financed through public subscription) is another.
The Paul Ingenhuett House at 421 8th Street (not shown) is
an 1897 design of English architect Alfred Giles. The
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The
Ingenuett Name again - this time on a storefront.
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The
1907 Faltin Store
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The
Faltin Store
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The
City Library in Comfort (the 1916 Otto Schwethelm Building)
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An early
cornerstone
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Another
historic stone building in Comfort
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A
historical home in Comfort
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The 1908 Bank Building
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good deal of Comfort's charm is in its relative tranquility compared
to Fredericksburg
and Boerne. Visit
on Monday and you'll find nearly the entire town closed. |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Comfort was established in 1854 by German immigrants moving further
west from New Braunfels.
They rested here and were so taken with the place, that they didn't
see any need to travel further.
"Treue der Union" Monument.
Near the High School. High Street between 3rd and 4th.
This memorial is for German settlers who were established here, but
were killed on their way to Mexico during the Civil War. They were
attacked by Confederate forces near Brackettville
on August 10, 1862. The bodies were not buried and the bones were
retrieved and placed here in 1865. The monument was erected in 1866.
The incident shares several similarities to the Bandera
Tragedy Tree incident.
Comfort remains unincorporated. |
Comfort
Tourist Information
Comfort
Chamber of Commerce
High Street and 7th
830-995-3131
The book Hill Country by Richard Zelade covers Comfort's buildings
in detail. The book proves its worth with its descriptions and histories
of Comfort's buildings alone.
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