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Step back into time and visit yesteryear.
The New Braunfels Conservation Society has restored and
furnished 9 buildings (circa 1849 - 1870) to form a German Village called Conservation Plaza.
These
buildings were moved to the Plaza location from downtown New Braunfels to keep them from being
destroyed by progress and to preserve the area's German heritage.
The Church Hill School, 1870 and on its original site, Baetge House, Welsch Barn, Forke Store, Haelbig Music Studio, Star Exchange and Billiard Room, Jahn Cabinet Shop, Jahn House ( famous cabinet maker), Scholl House and log cabin are located on 3.5 acres. An Antique Rose Conservatory with over 50 varieties of Antique Roses alone is worth a visit. Conservation Plaza Hours: Other properties include the Lindheimer Home (circa 1850), located on the Comal River. Ferdinand Lindheimer was given the title of the "Father of Texas Botany". The Buckhorn Barbershop and Museum, located at 521 West San Antonio Street, is a "collector's paradise". A "1900" equipped barber shop contains literally hundreds of hand-carved miniature circus figures and pictures made of lapidary stones. Tours are available upon request to the Barbershop. Hours: Weekends 2 p.m. until 5
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