Gruene Family Home
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The Gruene Family Home, is a Victorian
-style built house that was constructed in 1872. The Gruene Family Home, though not listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places
, is a contributing property to Gruene Historic District, which was listed in 1975. Presently the home operates as the Gruene Mansion Inn.
One of several homes owned by the Gruene Family, the house was built of timber framed adobe
by Henry Gruene, second son of Ernst and Antoinette Gruene, the original settlers. Henry purchased the farm, with house and outbuildings, from his brother Ernst Jr, about 1878, when he returned from the longest trail ride in American history, having gone all the way to Canada
. The oldest house in Gruene is across the street and Henry lived here for a time until he married and built the mansion. The entire town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 due to the efforts of Cheryle Fuller, who did all of the historical research, including several hours of taped interviews with Henry Gruene Jr., which she transcribed and submitted along with the historical survey. Henry Gruene Jr. built the red brick house next door to this one, where he lived until selling the town and many other buildings to developers Rathgeber, West, Leach in 1974. Ernst Jr. (b. 1855) lived in a now destroyed duplex across from his parents' retirement home, which was the original farm house mentioned in the deed of 1872, and next to his nephew Henry Jr.'s red brick home. Other homes built by Gruene family members were on Hunter road next to and across from the Mercantile Buildings. Reports of ghosts of the Gruene family in these buildings is part of the local lore.
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
-style built house that was constructed in 1872. The Gruene Family Home, though not listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, is a contributing property to Gruene Historic District, which was listed in 1975. Presently the home operates as the Gruene Mansion Inn.
One of several homes owned by the Gruene Family, the house was built of timber framed adobe
Adobe
Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material , which the builders shape into bricks using frames and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings. Adobe structures are extremely durable, and account for...
by Henry Gruene, second son of Ernst and Antoinette Gruene, the original settlers. Henry purchased the farm, with house and outbuildings, from his brother Ernst Jr, about 1878, when he returned from the longest trail ride in American history, having gone all the way to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The oldest house in Gruene is across the street and Henry lived here for a time until he married and built the mansion. The entire town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 due to the efforts of Cheryle Fuller, who did all of the historical research, including several hours of taped interviews with Henry Gruene Jr., which she transcribed and submitted along with the historical survey. Henry Gruene Jr. built the red brick house next door to this one, where he lived until selling the town and many other buildings to developers Rathgeber, West, Leach in 1974. Ernst Jr. (b. 1855) lived in a now destroyed duplex across from his parents' retirement home, which was the original farm house mentioned in the deed of 1872, and next to his nephew Henry Jr.'s red brick home. Other homes built by Gruene family members were on Hunter road next to and across from the Mercantile Buildings. Reports of ghosts of the Gruene family in these buildings is part of the local lore.