Boerne: Historic Downtown

Two storey limestone house with covered porches and metal roof

Kuhlman-King House (Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0.)

Sketch of Ludwig Boerne

German political journalist, Ludwig Boerne, namesake of Boerne. (UTSA Special Collections Library)

Postcard of Main Street, Boerne Texas, showing a wide, unpaved road lined by commercial buildings and trees, plus some horses hitched to a pole on one side

Main Street, Boerne, date unkown (Patrick Heath Public Library)

Large, two storey commercial building with covered balcony and decorative wrought iron railings

Joseph Dienger Building (Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0.)

Postcard of 1907 Saengerfest in Boernem, Texas showing a parade band marching down an unpaved road in a commercial area, a man on horseback with an Amrican flag, some horses and buggies on the side of the street, and young kids walking around the action

Saengerfest, 1907 (Patrick Heath Public Library)

Photo of a combination bar/barber shop with a bar, bartender, and patrons on one side, and a men standing next to a barber chair with tools on the other side, and a small coal heating stove in the center of the room

Krause’s Bar (Patrick Heath Public Library)

with rifles. All are holding hats and wearing vests. Members of the Scheutzen Verein or shooting club

Schuetzen Verein members outside Engels Hall, Boerne, 1890 (UTSA Special Collections Library)

On Blanco Street, overlooking the town of Boerne, stands a two-story home whose rocks tell of both success and sadness.

Successful pharmacist William Kuhlmann built his large Blanco Street home in the late 1880s. He intended it to be a happy home for his German bride but tragedy struck; both mother and child died in childbirth. Kuhlmann sold the home, which was used later as a public school building. Today, the house is open for visitors and is featured in a walking tour of Boerne that showcases its German heritage.

Historic Downtown Boerne

Kuhlman-King House

  • Hours: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., 2nd Saturday of each month, April - September
  • Admission: None
  • 402 E. Blanco Rd., Boerne, TX
  • 210-823-9171
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