Gus Cranz Mansion

Historical marker location:

710 W. Ave., Schulenburg, Texas

( 710 W. Ave., Schulenburg.)

Marker installed: 1964

Built in strict German way (joints mitred and dowled) by immigrant carpenters from Austria. Facade styled after memory of Austrian villa. Birthplace of several Cranz heirs. Son-in-law, Hugh Roy Cullen, endowed the University of Houston.

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The first domed stadium in the world, the Astrodome, was built in Houston in 1965 and hosted numerous sporting events and concerts over the years.