Details for Old D.N. Arnett Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5335003717
Data
| Marker Number | 3717 |
| Atlas Number | 5335003717 |
| Marker Title | Old D.N. Arnett Home |
| Index Entry | Arnett, D. N. Home Old |
| Address | 605 Chestnut St. |
| City | Colorado City |
| County | Mitchell |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 324682 |
| UTM Northing | 3585435 |
| Subject Codes | ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings; Victorian (architectural term) |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 605 Chestnut Street, Colorado City. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Built in 1899 by rancher F.E. McKenzie; Victorian architecture features porch columns with spool trim and decorative wood "awnings" over the windows. Sold in 1900 to A.B. Robertson, rancher; in 1912, to D.N. Arnett, retired manager of the Great Spade-Renderbrook Ranch. After his death in 1934, his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Merritt, made this their home. Four generations of the Arnett Family have lived here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968. |