Comfort, Texas (population: 2,358), is 52 miles NW of San Antonio, 89 miles SW of Austin, and 19 miles SE of Kerrville. "From an architectural viewpoint - Comfort is extremely rich. Nearly the entire downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places. Many rock buildings and businesses remain in a splendid state of preservation and did not have to go through the rigors of restoration. A good deal of Comfort's charm is in its relative tranquility compared to Fredericksburg and Boerne. Visit on Monday and you'll find nearly the entire town closed." - TexasEscapes.comComfort was established in 1854 by German immigrants moving further west from New Braunfels. The German heritage is evident in the building names!
Steps of the Peter Ingenhuett Building - the top step says "COLD DRINKS," and the one below it says something about "SERVICE."
The sign on the left read: "INGENHUETT STORE / 1867-2006 / (As we all knew it)." There was something about As we all knew it that got me. Maybe it was the use of parenthesis. The sign on the right read: "What happened? It burned. March 15, 2006 / 3:00 am." I wonder if any Comfort citizens are aware that it burned on the Ides of March. There probably are. 
Another sign: "May the old rest in peace & the new rise again." Amen, brother!
This one story brick designed by Alfred Giles for Paul Ingenhuett in 1910 to be used as a post office. It remained the Comfort Post Office until 1952.
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