Kenneth Hafertepe

Kenneth Hafertepe is a professor and chair of the department of museum studies at Baylor University and an award-winning author on American and Texas architecture and material culture. His subjects have included the Smithsonian Castle, the French Legation and Governor's Mansion in Austin, Ashton Villa in Galveston, the Spanish Governor's Palace in San Antonio, and the historic buildings of Fredericksburg, San Antonio, and Waco. His book The Material Culture of German Texans won the Ron Tyler...See more

Kenneth Hafertepe is a professor and chair of the department of museum studies at Baylor University and an award-winning author on American and Texas architecture and material culture. His subjects have included the Smithsonian Castle, the French Legation and Governor's Mansion in Austin, Ashton Villa in Galveston, the Spanish Governor's Palace in San Antonio, and the historic buildings of Fredericksburg, San Antonio, and Waco. His book The Material Culture of German Texans won the Ron Tyler Award from the Texas State Historical Association as well as awards from the Victorian Society in America, the Philosophical Society of Texas, and the Conservation Society of San Antonio. Historic Homes of Waco, Texas , also won the Ron Tyler Award from TSHA. See less