Details for Eckhardt Ranch House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5123001378
Data
| Marker Number | 1378 |
| Atlas Number | 5123001378 |
| Marker Title | Eckhardt Ranch House |
| Index Entry | Eckhardt Ranch House |
| Address | |
| City | Yorktown |
| County | DeWitt |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 640667 |
| UTM Northing | 3204739 |
| Subject Codes | ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | (private) from Yorktown, go west about 2.7 miles from west limit (take private drive south .5 mile) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Robert Christian Eckhardt (1836-87) came from Germany at 13 to join an uncle, Yorktown's co-founder. A merchant and father of 11 sons and daughters, he built this house in 1879, afterward commuting to his store. Eckhardt and his wife Caroline Kleberg (1840-1913) became the ancestors of a U.S. Congressman, authors, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and other leaders. The ranch home has been continuously owned by family members -- since 1947 by a grandson, Dr. Kleberg Eckhardt. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1975 |