Comal Power Plant

Built in 1925 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

From the record

“The Comal Power Plant was originally a lignite power generating facility, built starting in 1925, in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. It was decommissioned in the 1970s, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.”
Wikipedia article Comal Power Plant, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 30 National Register listings published here for Comal County · listed in 2004 · category: District · built in 1925, Neoclassical architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Jct. of Landa Rd. and Landa Park Dr., New Braunfels, 78130
When was it listed? August 2004
Category. district
Census division. New Braunfels
When was it built? 1925
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
National Register reference number. 04000895 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

181 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Comal Power Plant between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3,167 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	93
Debris and open burning	26
Smoking	13
Equipment and vehicle use	13
Arson/incendiarism	10
Power generation/transmission/distribution	9
Recreation and ceremony	8
Misuse of fire by a minor	6
Natural	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	1101 FIRE
8 September 2011	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	NOV-30
5 September 2011	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	NOV-62
3 September 2011	Recreation and ceremony	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	NOV-02
27 September 2011	Smoking	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	NOV-23
2 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	NOV-65
18 September 2019	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	FAUST FIRE
18 September 2005	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Comal County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Comal Power Plant: 11 producers, 1 past producer. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Tilden Sulfur Plant	Sulfur	Producer
Hays County Gravel Company Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Kollman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Gravel, Sand
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Gravel, Sand
Brauntex Materials	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Brauntex Pit & Plant	Limestone, General	Producer
General Portland Cement Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
New Braunfels Quarry & Plant	Limestone, General	Producer
New Braunfels Quarry & Plant No.265	Limestone, General	Producer
Odgen Quarry & Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Comal County

Storms near this property

60 of 69 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Braunfels, the town this property stands in, in 69 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 39 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 13 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2010	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	1 killed, $10,000,000	A storm survey along the Guadalupe River from River Road down into the city of New Braunfels showed devastation along the banks of the river. The river rose some 20+ feet in less than 2 hours sweeping campers, cars, trailers, tubes, and other debris down the river toward New Braunfels and Seguin. Campsites downstream of the 3rd River Road crossing where demolished and swept clean due to the power of water. The campsites along the stretch of River Road near Camp Hueco Springs were especially hit hard as Elm creek flooded and brought tremendous water into the Guadalupe. A death occurred at this location as a man was swept downstream. Other campers were rescued down in New Braunfels after being swept miles downstream. Tubing businesses along the Guadalupe suffered major losses along with homes from Gruene down into Seguin. Thirty vehicles and 14 RVs were removed from the River in Comal County. One hundred twenty-one homes and businesses suffered damage. Damage estimate does not include other insured losses.
October 2013	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	1 killed, $100,000	Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Comal County. People were evacuated along River Road in New Braunfels, and near Spring Branch, Elm Creek was running 40 to 50 feet wide where it is normally about four feet. The 24 hour rainfall in the River Rd. area ranged from 3.81 to 6.58 inches while in the Spring Branch area there was between 10.40 and 11.75 inches. A man fell into the Guadalupe River near the horseshoe just down from Canyon Dam. The man was trying to retrieve some equipment while the river was quickly rising. The 26 year old drown and his body was recovered a few days later. Portions of River Road just west of New Braunfels became flooded between 1 and 2 am in the morning.
March 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$5,000,000	no account filed
July 2006	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	$500,000	Thunderstorms that had formed in the late afternoon over Comal County spread over the area from New Braunfels to Gruene and remained stationary for several hours. Up to 4 inches of rain had fallen in Gruene by 1800CST with as much as 8 inches of rain just west of New Braunfels. Widespread street flooding was reported along with flash flooding that closed East Common Street and River Road through the early evening and most roads in and near New Braunfels toward the end of the event. A short section of IH-35 was even closed due to the high water. For the first time since 1979, the rain caused flooding at the Holiday Inn in New Braunfels, where more than 50 rooms were damaged. A half dozen rescues from vehicles were required.
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$100,000	An off-duty NWS employee reported trees blown down with widespread damage to the roofs and windows of homes just west of New Braunfels.
October 2021	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	$50,000	Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A couple of trailers at the RV park on the Guadalupe River under I-35 were washed into the river. No one was in the trailers.
March 2000	Hail	New Braunfels	$50,000	Large hail fell across much of the city of New Braunfels. The worst damage was reported to a store at the intersection of SH46 and I-35. Most of the windows in the store front were destroyed by the hail.
September 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$50,000	no account filed
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$20,000	An NWS off-duty employee reported that high winds, estimated near 65 mph, had knocked down trees in New Braunfels.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$20,000	A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds that knocked down trees and blew over power lines in the New Braunfels area. Additional minor damage was reported to roofs of homes and outbuildings
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$10,000	A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that blew a three foot diameter tree onto a house in New Braunfels.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$10,000	no account filed
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$10,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$8,000	Winds estimated near 60 mph blew down trees and power lines.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$5,000	A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down and damaged numerous trees in Landa Park.
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$5,000	no account filed
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$2,000	A thunderstorm generated by the remnants of Tropical Storm Harold produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down a six diameter Pecan tree branch at the Comal County Courthouse in New Braunfels.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	$1,000	A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down large tree limbs at an apartment complex near New Braunfels High School.
May 2025	Hail	New Braunfels	-	A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in New Braunfels.
April 2024	Hail	New Braunfels	-	A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail on the westside of New Braunfels.
March 2022	Hail	New Braunfels	-	A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in New Braunfels.
March 2022	Hail	New Braunfels	-	A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in New Braunfels.
March 2022	Hail	New Braunfels	-	A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in New Braunfels.
March 2022	Hail	New Braunfels	-	A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in New Braunfels.
May 2021	Hail	New Braunfels	-	A thunderstorm produced quarter and larger size hail on the west side of New Braunfels.
May 2021	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	-	Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A low water crossing was flooded on Hueco Springs Loop Rd. near Elm Creek Rd. in New Braunfels.
April 2021	Hail	New Braunfels	-	A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in northwestern New Braunfels.
February 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	New Braunfels	-	A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that tore part of the roof off a barn, knocked down a road sign, uprooted a tree, and knocked down several tree branches up to three inches diameter along Hueco Springs Loop Rd. in New Braunfels.
September 2016	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	-	Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Hueco Springs Loop Rd. at Elm Creek Rd. in northwestern New Braunfels.
May 2016	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	-	Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding resulting in several high water rescues in New Braunfels.
June 2010	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	-	Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flooding and the evacuation of the RV park along the Guadalupe River at I-35.
May 2010	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	-	Thunderstorms produced 1.3 inches of rain in 37 minutes causing minor flooding.
September 2009	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	-	Heavy rain caused numerous road closures in and around New Braunfels including Landa Street from Mission Drive to Walnut Avenue and South Business I35 from Seguin Avenue to Old McQueeney Road. Bulverde Road at the Cibolo Creek crossing at the Comal/Bexar County line was also closed in this time frame.
January 2007	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	-	Flooding that had occurred earlier in the New Braunfels area ended in the mid morning with a brief break in the rainfall. Around 1130 am, additional storms associated with the cold front began producing more rainfall. This second event produced between 2 and 3 additional inches of rain in New Braunfels and streets and roads in and around the city again were closed due to flash flooding.
July 2007	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	-	Between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell across much of northeastern Comal County, with up to 8 inches in New Braunfels . Flash flooding closed FM306 and FM758. Comal County reported 4 high water rescues.
January 2007	Flash Flood	New Braunfels	-	The thunderstorms produced a general 1 inch rain over southeast Comal County, with up to 3 inches in just over an hour in the city of New Braunfels. Loop 337, FM306 and FM2722 were closed briefly due to high water through the mid morning period.
November 2001	Tornado (F0)	New Braunfels	-	An F0 tornado formed just east of New Braunfels in Comal County and moved northeastward toward the National Weather Service Office near the New Braunfels Airport in Guadalupe County. The tornado was mostly in open country in Comal County and caused no significant damage.
May 1993	Tornado (F0)	New Braunfels	-	A pilot reported two tornados over the north part of Comal County. No damage was reported. The Bulverde Police Department reported dime-size hail in town.
April 2017	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
April 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
April 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
March 2005	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
December 2002	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
October 2002	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
March 2001	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed
March 2000	Hail	New Braunfels	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Comal County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Hotel Faust	0.6 miles	1985
Comal County Courthouse	0.7 miles	1976
Guadalupe Hotel	0.7 miles	1975
Main Plaza	0.7 miles	2021
Brauntex Theater	0.7 miles	2008
Comal Hotel and Klein-Kuse House	0.7 miles	1986

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 04000895 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Comal County	All 30 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.