Naegelin's Bakery

Naegelin's Bakery, a New Braunfels institution for 144 years, was founded by Edouard Naegelin, Sr. who came to town in 1868 with a sack of flour and less than a dollar cash in his pocket. Edouard Naegelin was a young man of 24 when he arrived in New Braunfels. Born in Alsace-Lorraine in 1844, he was brought to the United State by his parents when he was two. At 19, he fought in the Civil War, and after the war, opened a bakery in San Antonio, Texas, with a partner. It proved an unsatisfactory association. His first bakery in New Braunfels was in the Goldebagen building located at the site of the present City Hall. In 1870, He moved to the present site, on South Seguin Avenue, and bought the property in 1874. Assisted by his wife, Francisca Seekatz Naegelin, and their children, he operated the bakery until his death in 1923. For a time, his daughter Leonie, and son Edward Jr. continued operation of the business. Edward Naegelin and his wife Laura took over management on January 1, 1924, and remodeled the building in 1935. Their son, Clinton Frank, owned and operated the bakery prior to its sale to the Granzin Family in the early 1980's.