Shelby, Texas

Places to Explore

• Witte-Schmid House

  The Witte-Schmid House in Shelby, Austin County, Texas, is a historic place. Dr. Ernst Witte, a lawyer from Hanover, Germany, immigrated to Texas and purchased 1,422 acres of land in 1856, at the age of 63. He built this farmhouse around 1860. The house exemplifies rural vernacular architecture, con