Historical Marker
Oefinger House
Historical marker location:
Quihi vicinity, Texas
( 2.7 miles north of Quihi on FM 2676)
Marker installed: 1994
This well-preserved example of late Victorian architecture was built in 1909 by Christian Oefinger (1861-1950), son of early German immigrant Andreas Oefinger (b. 1819) and Ursula Nee Fuos, and his wife Marie (Schuele) (1872-1918). A third bedroom, added in 1915, served as a boarding house for a local schoolteacher. The house exhibits an asymmetrical plan with crafted wood details and metal roof cresting. The house remained in the Oefinger family for several generations. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1995.