| Marker Number |
9753 |
| Atlas Number |
5053009753 |
| Marker Title |
Old Thomas Ranch House |
| Index Entry |
Thomas Ranch House, Old |
| Address |
1604 FM 3509 |
| City |
Burnet |
| County |
Burnet |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
568011 |
| UTM Northing |
3402298 |
| Subject Codes |
ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
FM 2509 (Hoover's Valley Road), 1.2 mi. SW of SH 29
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
In 1864 a log home and a "spring house" (used to cool milk) were built on this site by Frank Thomas, rancher. Present rock house, built to catch breeze, was added 1880-1882; is of limestone quarried 3 miles northeast. Fire (1910) razed log house. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968 |
