Details for M. B. Sawyer Ranch House

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5445003159

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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.
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