The Theis House

Just off Main Street in the 100 block of Newton is the well-preserved frontier home of Phillip Jacob Theis. Phillip Theis built his home in 1858. It is one of the oldest homes in Boerne.

Settlers built homes like the Theis House using a method called chink and daubing which is a mixture of adobe clay, mud, straw and willow weeds. A portion of the wall is glassed in for visitors to see the chink and daubing construction. Hand cut beams and poles can still be seen in this frontier home held together with wooden pegs.

Phillip Theis operated a blacksmith and wheelwright shop which once stood in front of his home. Mr. Theis and his wife, Margaretha, raised seven children in their small home. Mr. Theis was well known for being one of the signers of the petition to create Kendall County in 1859.

Phillip Theis died in Boerne in 1876, and his wife died in 1884. Their homestead was restored by the Bergmann family and is often open for scheduled tours.