Feller-Barsch Homestead
building in Fredericksburg (vicinity), Gillespie County, Texas
The Feller-Barsch Homestead is located on private property in Gillespie County, Texas. On September 12, 2019, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in the Alamo region of Texas, as well as the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gillespie County, Texas. It encompasses a portion of the land originally sold by John Coffee Hays and Henry M. Lewis to William Feller in 1852. On or about 1867, Carl Frederick Barsch purchased 100 acres from Clara Feller. Barsch expanded his own property by another 3.6 acres in 1911.
The public source identifies “Feller-Barsch Homestead” as building in Fredericksburg (vicinity), Gillespie County, Texas. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Feller-Barsch, Homestead and building.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Feller-Barsch Homestead”, the useful work is to connect “building in Fredericksburg (vicinity), Gillespie County, Texas” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q110000289. Authority coordinates are 30.209, -98.721. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2019, 1852, 1867 and 1911.
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This entry incorporates text from “Feller-Barsch Homestead” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.