Historical Marker
Hanisch House
Historical marker location:
8 SH 27, Comfort, Texas
( SH 27 and Cypress Creek, Comfort)
Marker installed: 1965
Using trees growing on nearby Cypress Creek, log portion of this house was built 1856 by Emil Serger and Paul Hanisch. Housed first pharmacy in Comfort. West wing and "Sunday house" were built in 1870, 1885. Restoration by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rice, 1947.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.
The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet. The flower blooms in the spring and is a common sight along the highways and in fields throughout the state.