Marker Details

Wunderlich Farm

18218/18202 Theiss Mail Route Road

Klein , 77379

Notes:

"Klein - Texas Historical Foundation Museum", open 11a-3p last Saturday of month, except Nov., Dec. & May; old Wunderlich Farm houses

Directions: Marker at gate to "Klein - Texas Historical Foundation Museum", 3 markers at this site; next to Doerre Intermediate School; West on Theisswood Rd., right on Theiss Mail Route, left at entrance to "Memorial Estates" to stay on Theiss Mail Route, entrance to Doerre Intermediate School on right

Key Time Period: 1846 - 1865 Statehood - Civil War

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text:

J. Peter Wunderlich (1828-1864) migrated from Germany to Texas in 1852. He married Maria Hofius and in 1854 bought 120 acres of farmland in Klein in north Harris County. Peter was killed in 1864 at a gunpowder mill he helped operate during the Civil War. Sons Peter and William Wunderlich continued to farm the land. Peter bought 56 acres of land here in 1887, and built this house in 1891 for his new wife Sophie Krimmel. Originally the house contained four rooms, but four more rooms were soon added. The house was occupied by Wunderlich family members until 1995. (1996)

Marker Type: Marker with Post

Historical Org: Texas Historical Commission (THC)

Key Map Information: 330 J

GPS Coordinates: 30 01.795, 95 32.906

Precinct No: 4

Marker No: 10807