Marker Number |
3159 |
Atlas Number |
5445003159 |
Marker Title |
M. B. Sawyer Ranch House |
Index Entry |
Sawyer, M. B., Ranch House |
Address |
FM 403 |
City |
Brownfield |
County |
Terry |
UTM Zone |
13 |
UTM Easting |
753272 |
UTM Northing |
3667468 |
Subject Codes |
ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings; rangers |
Marker Year |
1970 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
Near FM 403 on private property |
Private Property |
Yes |
Marker Condition |
|
Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text |
Home of Monroe Brown Sawyer and wife Rebecca (Skeen); built 1902. One of earliest homes in Terry County, it predated town of Brownfield. Building material for original five rooms was hauled from Colorado City and Big Spring by wagon. House has been remodeled extensively. In 1881 and 1882 M. B. Sawyer was a Texas Ranger, Company C, Frontier Battalion. He expanded 21 sections of land, bought in 1901, into a 33-section ranch. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970. |