Gus F. Schreiner Home

Duane's take

Here's my telling of what the official marker has to say about the Gus F. Schreiner Home in Kerr County. Now settle in, because this one's got roots that go deep in Texas soil.

In 1883, a wealthy rancher and banker by the name of Charles Schreiner bought this land. Charles Schreiner. A man who clearly had an eye for good country.

His son, Gus F. Schreiner, born in 1866, would later acquire the property himself, and that's where the story really starts movin'. Gus and his wife Huldah, born a Rummel, married into this land and this legacy, and in 1901 the two of them erected the first floor of what they called Cedarcrest.

Just the first floor, mind you. They weren't finished yet, not by a long stretch. Now while all this was taking shape, Mr.

Gus, as folks knew him, was a busy man. He operated Schreiner Land and Livestock Co., and if that wasn't enough to fill a man's days, he also served on the Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission. The farm itself was alive and working for sixty years.

Corn fields, horse pastures, a garden, fruit trees, stables, a smokehouse. This wasn't just a pretty piece of land. It was a going concern, a real working place.

But then came 1916, and again 1919, and with those years came a second story and extensive remodeling. What had started as a single-floor home called Cedarcrest became something altogether different. A showplace, the marker calls it.

A center of social activities. Huldah passed in 1943. Gus lived on until 1962.

And Cedarcrest, that house they put up together in 1901, stood right there with him through all of it.

What the marker says

In 1883 wealthy rancher and banker Charles Schreiner bought this land. His son Gus F. (1866-1962) later acquired the property. In 1901 Gus and his wife Huldah (Rummel) (1872-1943) erected the first floor of this house, called "Cedarcrest". "Mr. Gus" operated Schreiner Land and Livestock Co. and served on Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission. This farm, active for 60 years, had corn fields, horse pastures, a garden, fruit trees, stables and a smokehouse. With the addition of a second story and extensive remodeling in 1916 and 1919, the house became a showplace and center of social activities. (1979)