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Fredericksburg Historic District
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Fredericksburg Historic District
Fredericksburg Historic District is located in Texas
Fredericksburg Historic District
Fredericksburg Historic District
Location in Texas
Fredericksburg Historic District is located in the United States
Fredericksburg Historic District
Fredericksburg Historic District
Location in the United States
Location Roughly bunded by Elk, Schubert, Acorn, and Creek Sts., Fredericksburg, Texas
Area 304 acres (123 ha)
Built 1846 (1846)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian, Vernacular German-Texan
NRHP reference No. 70000749
Added to NRHP October 14, 1970

The Fredericksburg Historic District is located in Fredericksburg, Texas in Gillespie County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Texas on October 14, 1970 The district area coincides with the original platting of the town by Herman Wilke, and the streets are laid out in a wide grid. The district is bordered approximately on the north by Schubert Street and the south by Creek Street, on the west by Acorn Street and the east by Elk Street. It encompasses one contributing object (sculpture of John O. Meusebach), 367 contributing buildings and 191 non-contributing buildings. Many of the buildings in the historic district have been designated either a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and/or added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas.

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