Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Kneupper Chapel, in Comal County, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.

Report on groundwater availability of the lower cretaceous formations in the hill country of South-Central Texas. It describes the geology of the area, water quality, and the Trinity Group aquifer.

Photograph of the front and west side of Mergele House, located at 166 Comal, a one-story home with a gabled roof and wooden siding, painted light green with white accents. The front part of the building has eave returns and a decorative window shading at right, with a porch extending to the left across the front. There are decorative brackets and edging under the frieze board along the front porch, which match the decorative awning. Several signs related to a business are visible around the building.

Photograph of the front (northeast side) of Mergele House, located at 166 Comal. It is a one-story home with a gabled roof and wooden siding, painted light green with white accents. The right part of the building has eave returns and a decorative window shading, with a porch extending to the left across the front. There are decorative brackets and edging under the frieze board along the front porch, which match the awning. A business sign for "Valu-Line" is posted near the porch.

Photograph of the corner Prince Solms Inn, viewed from the intersection of Market Avenue and San Antonio Street. It is a two-story brick building with a porch stretching across the front of the building on both floors, featuring decorative wood posts and Texas flags hanging from the second floor balcony. Signs above the first floor read (left-to-right): 'lodging spirits,' 'Prince Solms Inn,' and 'restaurant.' Shrubberies and trees are planted around the building, and there are decorative lampposts near either end. On the right side of the photograph, a truck is partially visible on the side street; on the left side of the image, a sign attached to the leftmost pillar of the inn near a fenced garden that reads, 'Wolfgang's Keller.'

Photograph of Market Plaza in New Braunfels, a small grassy park in the center of Tolle Street, with a bench near the center of the image and trees along the edges. The sign at the south end of the park is visible at the right side of the image with the text, "Market Plaza, Parks & Rec Dept." Buildings and parked vehicles are visible in the background, along either side of the street.

Photograph of the Prince Solms Inn, a two-story brick building with a porch stretching across the front of the building on both floors, featuring decorative wood posts and Texas flags hanging from the second floor balcony. Signs above the first floor read (left-to-right): 'lodging spirits,' 'Prince Solms Inn,' and 'restaurant.' Shrubberies and trees are planted around the building, and there are decorative lampposts near either end. On the right side of the photograph, there is a stop sign at the intersection with the street name 'San Antonio'; on the left side of the image, a sign attached to the leftmost pillar of the inn near a fenced garden that reads, 'Wolfgang's Keller.'

Photograph of a black lamppost near the corner of the Prince Solms Inn, which has round domes arranged with a center light surrounding by four others. The first floor porch is visible behind the light, including decorative spindles around the border and below the frieze board. Several plaques are posted around the front door, and the name of the Inn is posted in the center of the porch roof. There are shrubberies surrounding the building and a second lamppost near the opposite corner, in the background.

Photograph of a historic property located at 273 East Mill Street taken from the driveway at the east corner, so that the front and right side of the house are visible. It is a one-story home painted white with green shutters with a gabled roof that extends over the front porch, which is held up by square columns. It has decorative wooden details around the railing the porch brackets, below the frieze beam of the porch, and around the front eaves. The driveway to the right of the house has a closed fence with a sign that says, "Historic Hohman-Fischer Haus Circa 1855" and a car is partially visible in the background, at the far end of the drive.

Photograph of a historic property located at 273 East Mill Street taken from the driveway at the east corner, so that the front and part of the right side of the house are visible. It is a one-story home painted white with green shutters with a gabled roof that extends over the front porch, which is held up by square columns. It has decorative wooden details around the railing the porch brackets, below the frieze beam of the porch, and around the front eaves. The driveway to the right of the house has a closed fence with a sign that says, "Historic Hohman-Fischer Haus Circa 1855" and a car is partially visible in the background, at the far end of the drive.

Photograph of the front of a historic property located at 273 East Mill Street, painted white with green shutters. It is a one-story home with a gabled roof that extends over the front porch, which is held up by square columns. It has decorative wooden details around the railing the porch brackets, below the frieze beam of the porch, and around the front eaves. Another house is partially visible at left, and the driveway to the right of the house has a closed fence with a sign. A "No Parking" sign is in front of the house, near the street.

Photograph from the south of the front and side of a historic property located at 273 East Mill Street, painted white with green shutters. It is a one-story home with a gabled roof that extends over the front porch, which is held up by square columns. It has decorative wooden details around the railing the porch brackets, below the frieze beam of the porch, and around the front eaves. The driveway to the right of the house has a closed fence with a sign and another house is partially visible on the other side. A "No Parking" sign is in front of the house, near the street.

Photograph of the front of a historic property located at 273 East Mill Street, painted white with green shutters. It is a one-story home with a gabled roof that extends over the front porch, which is held up by square columns. It has decorative wooden details around the railing the porch brackets, below the frieze beam of the porch, and around the front eaves. Another house is partially visible at left, and the driveway to the right of the house has a closed fence with a sign. A "No Parking" sign is in front of the house, near the street.

Photograph of the front and west side of the August Dietz Cottage, located at 197 East Mill Street. It is a single-story building with a gabled roof that extends past the front, over the porch, which has beveled square columns and low railings. It is painted white, with an addition on the west side, near the back, that is painted dark brown. A historic marker is posted near the door, and a business sign is hanging from the porch.

Photograph of the front and east side of the August Dietz Cottage, located at 197 East Mill Street. It is a single-story building with a gabled roof that extends past the front, over the porch, which has beveled square columns and low railings. It is painted white in the front, with dark paneling on the back half. A historic marker is posted near the door, and a business sign is hanging from the porch.

Photograph of the south corner at the intersection of Coll Street and Academy Avenue in New Braunfels. There is a sidewalk along the edge of the road, with a utility pole on the corner and a stop sign with street names facing away. A building is partially visible in the center of the image, behind a grassy hill and several large trees, and a Texas historical marker is posted in front of it; a sign near the corner has an arrow directing people toward the Sophienburg Memorial Museum entrance. An unidentified family is walking on the sidewalk at the right side of the building and cars are parked at the edge of the street.

Photograph of a grassy area with several paved walkways, including steps from the street-level sidewalk near the left side of the entrance, which is next to a sign for the "Sophienburg Memorial Museum. There are several trees growing on the grounds, as well as decorative stone embankments and a small wooden footbridge, visible near the center of the image. In the background, at right, part of a stone building is visible with another sign outside that says "Sophienburg Memorial."

Photograph of the front of a store in a historic, one-story, side-gabled building that has a full-width front porch with plain posts and railings. There is a stone facade on the front of the building and the shutters and porch railings are painted green. There are two signs hanging from the porch that say, "Naegelin's Popcorn Haus" (left) and "Naegelin's Gift Shop: Handcraft Gifts" (right). Part of the neighboring building is visible at left and a parking lot is partially visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of the front and northwest side of a store in a historic, one-story, side-gabled building that has a full-width front porch with plain posts and railings. There is a stone facade on the front of the building and the shutters and porch railings are painted green. There are two signs hanging from the porch that say, "Naegelin's Popcorn Haus" (left) and "Naegelin's Gift Shop: Handcraft Gifts" (right). Part of the neighboring building is visible at left and a parking lot is partially visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of the Schmitz Hotel, a three-story white building that has a full-length porch and balcony across all three floors that has square posts with plain capitals and latticework railings across the upper floors. The building has a flat roof with a decorative roofline over the main building and an extended, slightly gabled roof over the balcony with saw-tooth edging along the eaves and dentils along the bottom, as well as the name of the hotel written in blue lettering near the peak. The buildings on either side are partially visible, including a two-story building at right, with an extended second floor creating a porch that has decorative rackets at the top of the posts and the sign “Winegar Sports” over the porch entrance; the building at left appears to be three stories, with solid siding over the upper floors, which also overhangs the sidewalk in front. Cars are parked on the street in front of the buildings at parking meters.

Photograph of the front and southwest side of a white, single-story, stucco building with a hipped roof and a small entry porch with an extended gabled roof over the door in the center of the building. An extension on the right side of the building has a shed roof and a second entrance with a small angled roof above the doorway. There is a window with an arched top on either side of the main door with raised crowns over the door and windows; the windows along the south side of the building are rectangular. There is a historical building medallion posted to the left of the door and a sign that says "Tax Office, New Braunfels Ind. School District and City of New Braunfels" above the main door. Cars are parked in the lot at the right and other buildings are partially visible in the background, as well as a woman walking on Academy Avenue at the left side of the image.

Photograph of the front and east side of a white, single-story, stucco building with a hipped roof and a small entry porch with an extended gabled roof over the door in the center of the building. There is a window with an arched top on either side of the door with raised crowns over the door and windows; the windows along the side of the building are narrow with slightly-arched tops and raised sills. An extension on the right side of the building has a shed roof and a second entrance with a small angled roof above the doorway. There is a historical building medallion posted to the left of the door and a sign that says "Tax Office, New Braunfels Ind. School District and City of New Braunfels" above the main door. Other buildings are partially visible on either side of the image and cars are parked in the lot at the right.