Carl Floege [Cover]

Object/Artifact

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The Lew Anvil Collection

Name/Title

Carl Floege [Cover]

Description

Cover addressed to "Carl Floege Esq / New Braunfels / Tex" and postmarked "GALVESTON / APR 6 / TEX."

Context

Merchant Carl Floege lived in the Klein House, one of the oldest buildings in New Braunfels, built in 1846 by Stephen Klein, one of the first Comal County Commissioners, with "fachwerk" construction. Floege built the fifth New Braunfels bridge, a low-water crossing in 1872 that lasted until 1894.

Category

The Handbook of Texas