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The beginnings of Comfort - Event in/near Comfort | Click photo to enlarge
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The beginnings of Comfort The town was laid out by Ernst Hermann Altgelt along the banks of the Cypress Creek above its confluence with the Guadalupe River. Freemasons, freethinkers, and political activists from Bettina and Sisterdale settled the area. The town was a center of Union sentiment during the Civil War and lost many young men at the battle of the Nueces in 1862. | |
Comfort Street Scene -- - in/near Comfort |
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Comfort Little Theatre Donation ------ - in/near Comfort |
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Comfort Little Theatre Donation Thank You for the Nice Donation given by the Comfort Little Theatre. Their shows are always the last weekend in April and the First weekend in May in Waring Texas. Click here to read more about it...
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Comfort Storyvill 2018-03- - in/near Comfort |
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Comfort Storyvill This 118 plus year old home was built for Ludwig Hein, who was a blacksmith and had his shop next door to his home. This B & B Victorian Cottage is an historical landmark. It is in the center of Comfort and has been tastefully restored, by the Storys, to a delightful retreat.
In the 1920s, Southwestern Bell moved its switchboard into the front parlor of this home. The phone system was locally known as “The Comfort Telephone Company”. It was manned 24 hours per day, 7 days a week by the switchboard operator and several young girls. There was also a small bed in the room for the night person. This was the time of “party lines” with 8-10 people on one line. You would know you had a call by how many long and short rings you heard and would only pick up with your unique combination of “longs and shorts”. For many years this house was the pulse of communication for Greater Comfort. This switchboard system closed when the dial phones came into existence, and the home reverted to a single residence.
This very comfortable one-bedroom B & B is lovingly decorated using a neutral white theme of wicker, wrought iron, antiques and leather. The bead board walls, high ceilings and longleaf pine floors keep its authenticity. The antiques and collectibles in this home give you the feeling of staying in a romantic early century home. Its tiny antique baby bed, nestled next to the lovely queen bed makes you instantly feel comfortable and at home. Ed and Joey Story also have available a beautiful shaded patio and back yard for summertime fun.
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Windmill Inn Guesthaus 2018-04- - in/near Comfort |
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Windmill Inn Guesthaus This home was built for Carl and Louise Ingenhuett Spenrath in 1894. Among his many talents, Carl was an accomplished stone mason. Both he and his wife were descendants of pioneer families who had settled in the Comfort area. The present owners are Kurt and Shirley Pankratz Solis.
The handsome original two-story limestone block structure is sturdily intact today. Modifications by previous owners enlarged the home with a complimentary stone and wooden shingle addition. The Inn consists of a foyer, living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, a study and 2 bathrooms. The 124-year-old home was built on the southern bank of Cypress Creek. It has retained its beautiful pine flooring, high ceilings, bead board interior, as well as its original thick limestone walls. One unique feature, in the living room, is an historic painting by Selena Saur from “Joe’s Café” which Shirley’s father, Joe Pankratz, established in 1954. This painting was part of a panel which hung in the café. This beautiful home is currently used as a Guesthaus and comfortably sleeps up to five people. The Windmill Inn still exemplifies the original charm of its pioneer builders and owners.
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First Apartments in Comfort -- - in/near Comfort |
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Kott Hotel 1890--- - in/near Comfort |
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Kott Hotel 424 Main Street, Two story hotel, built by Richard Kott in 1890, originally had eight units and was known as the `Kott Hotel`. Around 1900, Mary Crenwelge of Fredericksburg purchased the hotel. She and new husband, W.L. Surber, ran the hotel under the name `Comfort Hotel`. The Surbers would transport hotel guests to and from the train depot with their horse drawn surrey.Mr. J. Wray purchased the hotel and the entire block in 1945. He converted the hotel rooms and enclosed the porches to become six apartments and rented them until 1978. The 1978 flood caused great damage, and the hotel deteriorated and remained empty for a time. In 2003, Suzanne Wray Smith and brother Steven Wray repaired the hotel and rented the downstairs apartment. The present owners, the Wilkes, have done extensive renovation and created two charming daily guest rentals upstairs, while keeping a long-term rental apartment downstairs. The two upstairs units feature architectural antiques for walls and shelving. Newly added antique metal ceiling tiles adorn a bathroom, and the bead board walls and clawfoot bathtubs keep the early 1900s’ look. Another bathroom has a modern touch with a beautiful glass enclosed shower. Furniture pieces are built into the kitchen counters for added period authenticity and are topped with granite. Click here to read more about it...
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| Texas Historical Markers in/near Comfort
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Arno Schwethelm Building - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Col. Bettie Edmonds
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August Faltin Building - Marker in/near Comfort |

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Brownsboro Cemetery - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Natalie Morgan
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Comfort Community Church - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Comfort Community Theatre - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Comfort Post Office - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Faltin Homestead - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead - Marker in/near Comfort |

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Freidenker (Nineteenth Century Freethinkers) - Marker in/near Comfort |
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Hanisch House - Marker in/near Comfort |

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Hermann and Antoine Ingenhuett Homestead - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Hygieostatic Bat Roost - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Idlewilde Lodge - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: U.S. Army
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Ingenhuett-Faust Hotel - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Ingenhuett-Karger Saloon - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Karger Building - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Ludwig Hein Home - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Meyer Hotel Complex - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Otto Brinkmann House - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Paul Ingenhuett Home - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Col. Bettie Edmonds
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Peter Joseph Ingenhuett Homestead - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Bryden Moon
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Rice Home - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Col. Bettie Edmonds
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Stieler Ranch House - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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The Gass Schmiede - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Treue Der Union (Loyalty to the Union) - Marker in/near Comfort |
 Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)
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Tunnel of the Fredericksburg & Northern Railway - Marker in/near Comfort |

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