This house demonstrates the continuation of the local tradition of using large limestone blocks for wall construction into the twentieth century. The centrally placed front door is framed by a slightly projecting limestone bay, giving it further emphasis. The south facade is shaded by one of the most elaborate wood porches in town, with an equally fine cast-iron fence across the front of the yard. Gold was an officer at the Bank of Fredericksburg ( NB39).
Gerald Moorhead et al., "Adolf Gold House", [Fredericksburg, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-NB66.
Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 215-215.
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