Fredericksburg Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

From the record

“The Fredericksburg Historic District is located in Fredericksburg, Texas in Gillespie County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Texas on October 14, 1970 The district area coincides with the original platting of the town by Herman Wilke, and the streets are laid out in a wide grid.”
Wikipedia article Fredericksburg Historic District (Texas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 18 National Register listings published here for Gillespie County · listed in 1970 · category: District.

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

The listing

Address. Roughly bunded by Elk, Schubert, Acorn, and Creek Sts., Fredericksburg, 78624
When was it listed? October 1970
Category. district
Census division. Fredericksburg
Architectural style. American Craftsman
National Register reference number. 70000749 - 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

209 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Fredericksburg Historic District between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,077 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Debris and open burning	107
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	68
Equipment and vehicle use	18
Misuse of fire by a minor	6
Power generation/transmission/distribution	4
Recreation and ceremony	3
Arson/incendiarism	2
Smoking	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
8 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	RANCHROAD1631FIRE
8 September 2019	Equipment and vehicle use	26 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	PEACH
8 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	87 S GRASS FIRE
6 September 2012	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	3319 LOWER CRABAPPLE ROAD
6 September 2008	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
6 September 2008	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
5 September 2011	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	1420 E MAIN ST
4 September 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	1100 BLK S. ADAMS

Every fire recorded in Gillespie County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fredericksburg Historic District: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. 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
Bear Mountain Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Producer	Granite
Palo Alto Creek Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Weirch Bros Behrends Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Wunderlich Ready Mix Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Gillespie County

Storms near this property

60 of 90 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fredericksburg, the town this property stands in, in 90 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 65 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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
May 2007	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	1 killed	Continued periods of showers and thunderstorms through the nighttime hours produced general 3 to 4 inch rain amounts over much of Gillespie County. Amounts as high as 6 inches were reported near Willow City and also southwest of Fredericksburg. Most rural roads were closed through both the late evening and in the morning hours due to high water. A young man was swept away in his vehicle at a low water crossing on Goehmann Lane near Fredericksburg about 2100 CST.
March 2005	Hail	Fredericksburg	$200,000	Large hail, propelled by 30 to 40 mph winds broke the windows of homes, dented vehicles, and damaged trees near Fredericksburg.
April 2020	Tornado (EF1)	Fredericksburg	$100,000	A tornado first touched ground near the Beyer Feed Store on the north side of Fredericksburg on Hwy 16. It moved northeast and caused tree damage and took down a power line off Knopp School Rd. and Quail Run Dr. From aerial images, there is significant tree damage in about a 150 yard wide path extending to Koennecke-Eckhardt Rd. The tornado continued moving northeast where it crossed Herber-Schaefer Rd. There was tree and roof damage at a residence on FM 1631. The tornado dissipated a short time later as it crossed Wahrmund-Ahrens Rd. The highest estimated wind speed was 100 mph and it was rated EF-1.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	$100,000	Severe thunderstorm winds blew roofs off homes.
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	$80,000	no account filed
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	$50,000	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	$30,000	Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	$25,000	no account filed
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	$20,000	Severe thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	$5,000	A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph northeast of Fredericksburg. The wind tore a large portion of a tin roof off a metal building and blew it 200 to 300 feet away.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	$5,000	A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that downed several trees and tree branches between N. Acorn St. and N. Kay St. in Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	$2,000	A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down some two to four inch diameter tree limbs near Fredericksburg.
May 2025	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail on the northwest side of Fredericksburg.
May 2025	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced 2.25 inch diameter hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in downtown Fredericksburg.
May 2025	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2025	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail northeast of Fredericksburg.
March 2024	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2024	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southeast of Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail near Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail north of Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail northwest of Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail north of Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of half dollars in Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail north of Fredericksburg.
April 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail north of Fredericksburg.
March 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
March 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail north of Fredericksburg.
June 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail near Fredericksburg.
June 2023	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail near Fredericksburg.
May 2020	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Fredericksburg.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing several low water crossings in Fredericksburg.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	Thunderstorms produced heavy rain west of Fredericksburg. A CoCoRAHS observer reported 2.23 inches that flooded a road along Dittmar Creek.
April 2015	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	Quarter size hail was reported by a CoCoRaHs observer located in southwest Fredericksburg.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that downed several trees causing widespread power outages in Fredericksburg.
October 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down numerous trees along Crabapple and Oakhaven Rds. in northern Fredericksburg.
May 2013	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced hail that covered the ground with drifts up to eight inches deep. The largest hail was golf ball size.
May 2012	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	Thunderstorms produced quarter to half dollar size hail that covered the ground.
June 2010	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	A thunderstorm produced hail estimated between quarter and half dollar size.
September 2010	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding covering parts of West Shubert Street and Old San Antonio Road with water in Fredericksburg.
September 2010	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding which closed Old San Antonio Road in Fredericksburg with water and debris over the roadway.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	From 3 to 5 inches fell in the southeast quarter of Gillespie County, with the heaviest rain just southeast of Fredericksburg. US87 and FM1376 were closed.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	Thunderstorms produced from 3 to 5 inches of rain around Fredericksburg, causing flash flooding that closed FM965 and FM2323.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	Thunderstorms produced general 3 to 4 inch amounts over eastern Gillespie County, with up to 7 inches near Willow City. The resulting flash flooding closed most of the roads in eastern Gillespie County, including FM1323, FM965, and SH16.
March 2007	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	Up to 4 inches of rain fell between Fredericksburg and Willow City, causing flash flooding that closed FM1323 through the mid afternoon.
May 2006	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	General 1 to 2 inch rainfall, with spotty totals to 4 inches caused flash flooding between Fredericksburg and Doss, closing several roads. Including FM648 and FM783.
March 2005	Flash Flood	Fredericksburg	-	Heavy rainfall produced accumulations of nearly 2 inches in about one hour over very saturated soils southwest of Fredericksburg. Officials reported that a car was washed off Alfred Petsch Rd. at a low water crossing where Pedernales River crosses. The driver escaped and there were no injuries.
November 2004	Tornado (F0)	Fredericksburg	-	Skywarn-trained Amateur Radio Operators observed a small tornado that dropped into an open area. The tornado was about 20 yards wide and continued over the ground for less than a quarter mile. It caused no damage and was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale.
February 1998	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	Severe winds caused damage to numerous roofs in the Fredercksburg area.
March 1998	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	Hail was reported to have covered roads.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Fredericksburg	-	Tree damage reported by the Sheriff's Department in downtown Fredericksburg.
May 2015	Hail	Fredericksburg	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Gillespie 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

5 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
Fredericksburg Memorial Library	under 500 feet	1971
St. Mary's Catholic Church	0.2 miles	1983
Wrede School	3.7 miles	2005
Klein Frankreich Rural Historic District	4.7 miles	2023
Meusebach Creek School	4.9 miles	2005

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 70000749 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Gillespie County	All 18 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.