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We know that the stonemason Lorenz Schmidt built the original home of white limestone accessible in the nearby stony hills. We know that Jacob Gold added a full second floor but do not know who his contractor or workmen were. The Hoegemeyers have done extensive restoration work with Tyrus Cox as their consultant. Ray Ottmers with the help of Lester Schmidtzinsky has done the restoration of the stonework, repointing all masonry joints inside and out and removing stippled plaster and applying smooth slick plaster finish to the interior walls. Robert Ersch has done the carpentry work, replacing flooring and ceiling, building kitchen cabinets to match existing one, repainting everything, and sanding pine floors. Existing acoustical tile was removed from all ceilings in order to expose the beaded car siding boards used in the original construction. Beaded car siding has been used to cover the walls in the hall. This is so called because old railroad cars used this kind of siding. A gate has been added at the bottom of the stairs, and a new standing seam roof like the original has been added to the house. Ron Kilman has completed an additional one-story addition between the main house and the back store house to tie both units together and provide a downstairs sun room and bath. Similar materials to those in the original house were used in order to retain its historic app- earance. Provision has been made for future installation of solar heat- ing using base board convector units inside with collector panels locat- ed on the flat roof in back. This will provide the comfort of modern central space heating and domestic hot water at a fraction of convent- ional energy costs, and minimal changes to the original historic struct- ure. The Hoegemeyers are furnishing their new home with beautiful antique clocks and furniture.
Influences causing Lorenz Schmidt to build a stone home of this style and type were: the white limestone was readily accessible, stone houses were ideal for the Texas climate in summer and winter, Schmidt himself was a stonemason by trade, the style and type of home were typical of the 1860's in Texas and in the tradition of the German builders, and its size would