About JOHNSON FURNITURE CO
A Furniture Store
since 1887.
Rod Du Menil purchased lot 89 in 1858 and he built a store. In 1887 it became the site of C.J. Ludewig Furniture. We love that this site has always been known as a location to find high quality furniture in central Texas.
Original store circa 1858 (right building) and current building circa 1929 (left building).
New Braunfels Herald - Zeitung newspaper, November 10, 1966.
A new Family
In 1966, Dorothy and Wallace Johnson purchased C.J. Ludewig Furniture. The couple grew the local business with their two children, Gene and Carol Johnson. Carol graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, with a minor in construction and photography from Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State University). Life happened and God cleared a path that led Carol back to the family business bringing her experience in interior design.
In 1989, Carol Johnson became the official owner of the store, and the rest is history.
More History
Our location is on the New Braunfels historic downtown walking tour.
The back of the original C.J. Ludewig Furniture store. Photographed by Carol Johnson in the summer of 1983.
Rod Du Menil's Dry Goods Store which became C.J. Ludewig Furniture Store in 1887.
View of the second floor during the grand opening of the C.J. Ludewig Furniture Co in our current building, circa 1929.
Store front, 1971
Updated store sign, 1984
Dorothy Johnson, Co-Owner, 1971
Updated store sign, 1993
Most recent update to our store sign, 2006
Our store, 2006