Details for Florence Ranch Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006712
Data
| Marker Number | 6712 |
| Atlas Number | 5113006712 |
| Marker Title | Florence Ranch Home |
| Index Entry | Florence Ranch Home |
| Address | 1424 Barnes Bridge Rd. |
| City | Mesquite |
| County | Dallas |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 722934 |
| UTM Northing | 3634268 |
| Subject Codes | ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | David W. (1848 - 1932) and Julia Savannah (Beaty) Florence (1850 - 1914) built the first portion of this ranch house in 1871-72 after moving here from Van Zandt County. Elaborate wood trim decorates the gallery of the simple frame structure. The house was enlarged by the 1890s, when the Florence homestead covered 730 acres. After Florence retired in 1908, his son Emet (1885 - 1963) and Emet's wife Perle (Curtis)) (1889 - 1976) continued to run the ranch, known as Meadow View Farm. RTHL - 1978 |