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The beginnings of Comfort - Event in/near Comfort | Click photo to enlarge
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The beginnings of Comfort The town was laid out by Ernst Hermann Altgelt along the banks of the Cypress Creek above its confluence with the Guadalupe River. Freemasons, freethinkers, and political activists from Bettina and Sisterdale settled the area. The town was a center of Union sentiment during the Civil War and lost many young men at the battle of the Nueces in 1862. | |
Karger Farm - 1894 - Comfort 1894 - in/near Comfort |
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Karger Farm - 1894 - Comfort The Paul and Dora Karger Farm in 1894. The large irrigation tank was built to irrigate this early commercial produce farm. Produce was taken to the Mexican Market in San Antonio to sell to the highest bidder. George Karger is on the framed structure, left to right, Dora, Paul, Betty, Elspeth and Alfred Karger. Click here to read more about it...
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Comfort Street Scene -- - in/near Comfort |
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The Front Porch Inn 2018-04- - in/near Comfort |
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The Front Porch Inn In 1902 Jim Bierschwale, a local rancher and brother Robert, operated a livery stable in Comfort. Jim and wife, Martha, built their Comfort home on five acres in 1926. According to the Comfort News, “The home will be modern throughout and have five rooms: a bath, sleeping porch and a front porch across the front of the house”. After several owners, the Timothy Carrington family bought the house in 1995. The Carringtons established and operated “The Carrington House Bed and Breakfast”. It remained a B & B under the Carrington name with two subsequent owners. The Southwicks have recently purchased the residence and are continuing the Bed and Breakfast under the new name of “The Front Porch Inn”. The bedrooms each have their own entrance - some from the front porch and some from the back patio. These include the Blue Room, the Wooden Room, the Cow Room, the Purple Room and the Upstairs Suite. The common area includes a fireplace, living/dining room, kitchen and a wonderful long front porch. Interesting collectibles enhance both the common area and bedrooms. Click here to read more about it...
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Rudolph Allerkamp Store being built 1908 Comfort 1908-- - in/near Comfort |
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Rudolph Allerkamp Store being built 1908 Comfort Rudolph Allerkamp Store being built 1908-1909 - In picture left to right, unknown, unknown, Richard Schladoer, Eddy Allerkamp, Henry Allerkamp, Richard Doebbler, Rudolph Allerkamp - building the Allerkamp Store on High St., in Comfort. Click here to read more about it...
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Comfort Little Theatre Donation ------ - in/near Comfort |
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Comfort Little Theatre Donation Thank You for the Nice Donation given by the Comfort Little Theatre. Their shows are always the last weekend in April and the First weekend in May in Waring Texas. Click here to read more about it...
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Meyer Hotel ---- - in/near Comfort |
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Meyer Hotel 952 High Street, German native Frederich Christian Meyer came to Comfort in 1862. A wheelwright, Meyer also ran a stage stop and weigh station at this sight which included a small log cabin. He married Ernstine Mueller Meyer 1868. A second story was added in 1869. He constructed a two story wooden structure here for his wife, a midwife, for her work which housed maternity rooms for use by the women of the surrounding area ranches in 1872. In 1887, when rail lines were completed through the area, Comfort began showing promise as a resort community. That same year, the Meyers constructed a two story frame building south of their residence to serve as a hotel. The upper floor of structure was used for guests and the ground floor housed a large kitchen and dining room. With help of their 8 children, Ernestine continued to operate the hotel after her husband`s death in 1889. It was operated by family till 1956. Click here to read more about it...
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The Holekamp Guest Haus 2018-04- - in/near Comfort |
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The Holekamp Guest Haus This large charming residence was built in 1910 by Mrs. Emilie Hugo of San Antonio. Oral history states this was a Sears & Roebuck Company pre-fabricated home. It was delivered in pieces and assembled by their craftsmen. The stated cost was $5,000. In 1919, Otto Holekamp bought the house, and it stayed in the family until 1976, and it was sold to Roy Matter. Later in 2003, it was purchased by John & Mary Straley. They renovated the home and added 6 private bathrooms for each of the 6 bedrooms and ran a Bed and Breakfast. Current owners, Joe and Ella Gay, are revamping the 108-year-old home, and they plan to continue the guesthouse under the name “Holekamp Guest Haus”.
The home, consisting of long leaf pine floors and high ceilings, was built for a large family and their guests. This Sears & Roebuck kit home, shows the original façade, consisting of hints of both Moorish and Victorian design features with bay windows on each side surmounted by gable details. It has a massive central dormer echoing similar gable details. The home consists of 2 stories, a basement, 3 fireplaces and a porte cochere attached covered drive-thru for carriages. The residence also boasts a large updated kitchen, butler’s pantry, owners’ suite and a large utility store room. Beautiful period chandeliers and lighting fixtures adorn each room. Large ornately carved armoires and unique beds enhance the grandeur and mystique in the six large bedrooms. The second floor affords an imposing view of Comfort and the surrounding hills from both the inside and the side balcony above the porte cochere.
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Windmill Inn Guesthaus 2018-04- - in/near Comfort |
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Windmill Inn Guesthaus This home was built for Carl and Louise Ingenhuett Spenrath in 1894. Among his many talents, Carl was an accomplished stone mason. Both he and his wife were descendants of pioneer families who had settled in the Comfort area. The present owners are Kurt and Shirley Pankratz Solis.
The handsome original two-story limestone block structure is sturdily intact today. Modifications by previous owners enlarged the home with a complimentary stone and wooden shingle addition. The Inn consists of a foyer, living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, a study and 2 bathrooms. The 124-year-old home was built on the southern bank of Cypress Creek. It has retained its beautiful pine flooring, high ceilings, bead board interior, as well as its original thick limestone walls. One unique feature, in the living room, is an historic painting by Selena Saur from “Joe’s Café” which Shirley’s father, Joe Pankratz, established in 1954. This painting was part of a panel which hung in the café. This beautiful home is currently used as a Guesthaus and comfortably sleeps up to five people. The Windmill Inn still exemplifies the original charm of its pioneer builders and owners.
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| Texas Historical Markers in/near Comfort
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Arno Schwethelm Building - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Col. Bettie Edmonds
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August Faltin Building - Marker in/near Comfort |

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Brownsboro Cemetery - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Natalie Morgan
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Comfort Community Church - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Comfort Community Theatre - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Comfort Post Office - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Faltin Homestead - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead - Marker in/near Comfort |

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Freidenker (Nineteenth Century Freethinkers) - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Hanisch House - Marker in/near Comfort |

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Hermann and Antoine Ingenhuett Homestead - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Hygieostatic Bat Roost - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Idlewilde Lodge - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: U.S. Army
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Ingenhuett-Faust Hotel - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Ingenhuett-Karger Saloon - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Karger Building - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Ludwig Hein Home - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Meyer Hotel Complex - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Otto Brinkmann House - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Paul Ingenhuett Home - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Col. Bettie Edmonds
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Peter Joseph Ingenhuett Homestead - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Rice Home - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Col. Bettie Edmonds
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Stieler Ranch House - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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The Gass Schmiede - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Treue Der Union (Loyalty to the Union) - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Tunnel of the Fredericksburg & Northern Railway - Marker in/near Comfort |

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