Historic Photos of Boerne

Main Street 1900 Phillip Manor (left)

Kuhlmann buggy 1900 – first motorized buggy in Boerne

Early Main Street

Boerne Livery Stable 1920. Photo shows the old transportation and the new motors that will drive the Livery Stable out of business. Henry Fabra said “On Sunday afternoons, we boys would go and get a horse and buggy and take our girls out riding. And the horses that you didn’t have to use reins with were always in demand.”

Ziegler Building 1910 Main Street

Vogt Hotel – removed for building of (present) Boerne City Center

Boerne Firemen

St. James Hotel – now gone, corner of Blanco and Main Streets

Dienger, Gombart and others camping.

Boerne Opera House

One of Boerne’s most famous residents, Adolph Toepperwein, held the greatest sharp shooting record of all time. He toured the US with his wife, Plinky, demonstrating his shooting skills. He could shoot the outline of a Native American head, shooting rapidly, in 3 minutes.

Harz Blacksmith Shop