Houston Historical Tours

Painted and Historic Churches Tours

Schulenburg was found in 1873.  Austrian, German, and Czech settled it.  It was named for Louis Schulenburg who donated the land.  By 2000, the population had grown to 2,699.  Frank’s Restaurant is the initial stop on Tours A, B, and C.  It is a good location for using a bathroom, buying a souvenir map and guide, kolaches, strudel, and miscellaneous memorabilia.

Tour A – 1.  Schulenburg – Frank’s Restaurant (1929), 2.  Praha – St. Mary's Church (1855, 1892), 3.  Freyburg – Freyburg United Methodist Church (1868, 1879), 4.  High Hill – St. Mary's Catholic Church (1868, 1906), 5.  Schulenburg – Oakridge Smokehouse (1969), 6.  Schulenburg – Potter Pecan (2007) – 7.  Ammansville – KJT Hall, 8.  Ammannsville – St. John the Baptist Church (1870, 1919), 9.  Dubina – Saints Cyril and Methodius Church (1877, 1912), 10.  Weimar – St. Michael’s Church (1888, 1914)

Tour B – 1.  Schulenburg – Frank’s Restaurant (1929), 2.  Hallettsville – St. Mary’s Catholic Church (1840, 1896), 3.  Sweet Home – Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 4.  Shiner – Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church (1890, 1921), 5.  Shiner – K. Spoetzl Brewery (1909), 6.  Shiner – Werner’s Restaurant – all you can eat buffet.   (1990), 7.  Moulton – Zion Lutheran Church (1904), 8.  Moulton – St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (1888, 1924, 1992/4), 9.  Moulton – Zion Lutheran Church parsonage, 10.  Moravia – Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church (1912/13), 11.  Potter Pecan

Tour C – 1.  Schulenburg – Frank’s Restaurant (1929), 2.  Swiss Alp – United Evangelical Lutheran Church and Philadelphia Evangelical Lutheran Church (1867), 3.  Hostyn – Queen of Holy Rosary Church (1831, 1966), 4.  La Grange – La Marina’s Restaurant, 5.  La Grange – Weikel’s Bakery one of the best places in La Grange for kolaches. 6.  La Grange – The Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (1995), 7.  Winchester – Winchester United Methodist Church and St. Michael’s Lutheran Church (1876), 8.  Serbin – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (1854, 1871) and the Texas Wendish Heritage Museum, 9.  Giddings – First Presbyterian Church (1876)

Tour D – 1.  Chappell Hill – Chappell Hill United Methodist Church (1849, 1901), 2.  Brenham – Blue Bell Creameries (1907), 3.  Brenham – Congregation B’nai Abraham Synagogue (1885, 1893), 4.  Brenham – Must Be Heaven – circa 1950s interior.  (1987), 5.  Brenham – St. Mary Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (1935), 6.  Brenham – Brenham Presbyterian Church (1877, 1913, moved into the building in 1951), Methodists originally built the church.  7.  Wesley – Wesley Brethren Church (1886), 8.  Round Top, 9.  Warrenton – St. Martin’s Church (1960s), 10.  Oldenburg

Tour E – 1.  Columbus – St. John’s Episcopal Church (1848, 1942), 2.  Columbus – Columbus Church of Christ (1850s, 1874 built, consecrated as a Church of Christ 1879), 3.  Columbus – First United Methodist Church of Christ (1848, 1897), 4.  Columbus – Schobels’ Restaurant – all you-can-eat buffet. 5.  Ellinger – St. Mary’s Catholic Church (1861, dedicated in 1879, rebuilt in 1906, restored and rededicated in 2005), 6.  Fayetteville – Fayetteville Brethren Church (1870, 1874), 7.  Frelsburg – St. John’s Lutheran Church/Trinity Lutheran Church (18??), 8.  New Ulm – Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (18??), 9.  Katy – First Baptist Church of Katy