ranches/ranching; residences; German immigrants/immigration
Marker Year
1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
Near FM 380 on private property
Private Property
Yes
Marker Condition
Marker Size
Medallion and Plate
Marker Text
Founded 1882 on 46,000 acres by John A. Loomis, of Syracuse, New York, and his brother-in-law, Welton B. Ostrander. Rock quarried on the ranch was used in 1883 by German stonemasons to build Pennsylvania Dutch-style barn and house. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966