Smith Ranch

Smith Ranch
Smith Ranch is located in Texas
Smith Ranch
Location within Texas
Smith Ranch is located in the United States
Smith Ranch
Location within the United States
Nearest cityRio Vista, Texas
Coordinates32°14′05″N 97°24′33″W / 32.23472°N 97.40917°W / 32.23472; -97.40917
Area2,336.2 acres (945.4 ha)
Built1887
Built byJohn Wesley Smith
NRHP reference No.07000271[1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 2007

The Smith Ranch, in Johnson County, Texas near Rio Vista, Texas, and also known as Grand Valley Lands, was established in 1887.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

The listed property is 2,336.2 acres (945.4 ha) in area and includes six contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and three contributing sites.[1]

It includes a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

The main house is a two-story house built in 1887, using square nails.[2]

German prisoners-of-war, from the Afrika Corps, worked on the farm.[2]

It is located on FM 916, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of TX 174.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Phoebe Allen (December 5, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Smith Ranch / Grand Valley Lands". National Archives. Retrieved May 25, 2018. With photos, historic and 10 from 2005. Downloading may be slow.
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