Delforge Place Bed & Breakfast

In Fredericksburg's early years settlers received 2 pieces of property, a 10-acre plot in the country and a small town lot close to Main St. Their first priority was to set up a farm or ranch on their country acreage. As the town grew and businesses were established, the settlers came into town on Saturday for shopping, visiting, partying, etc. They found it impossible to return to their farm or ranch Saturday evening via wagon, then go back to town for church on Sunday. To solve this problem, many people built one-room structures on their town lots, usually with a loft above where the children could sleep, which allowed them to stay in town on Saturday night.

These one-room town houses became known as Sunday Houses, and were at their peak in popularity from 1890 to 1910. Very few remain today. As the original settlers grew older, their kids would take over the farm or ranch, and the parents would move into town. They would add on to their Sunday House in order to make it their primary residence. The Delforge Place is a prime example of this process. It started as a one-room Sunday House in 1898, and then gradually grew to its present size as it received more daily use over the years.

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