Historical Marker
Durst House
Historical marker location:
Fredericksburg, Texas
( take US 87 NW 8 miles to Cherry Mtn. Loop Rd.; then east on Cherry Mtn. Rd. 1.8 miles to Wandell-Ahrens Rd., then north on Wendell .4 miles to site)
Marker installed: 1991
Carl Durst (1851-1923) moved to this community in 1873 and built a one-room cabin. After marrying Emma Ruegner about 1877, he made a small addition. The Dursts donated land for the nearby Cherry Mountain School, and teachers often lived in the 1896 stone addition to this house. From 1912 to 1926, Herman Durst, Carl's cousin, owned the property. The Durst house is an evolutionary structure reflecting the changing needs of its occupants.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991.