Smith Ranch

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Smith Ranch
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Nearest city Rio Vista, Texas
Coordinates 32°14′05″N97°24′33″W / 32.23472°N 97.40917°W / 32.23472; -97.40917
Area2,336.2 acres (945.4 ha)
Built1887
Built byJohn Wesley Smith
NRHP reference No. 07000271 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 2007

The Smith Ranch, in Johnson County, Texas near Rio Vista, Texas, and also known as Grand Valley Lands, was established in 1887. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

The listed property is 2,336.2 acres (945.4 ha) in area and includes six contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and three contributing sites. [1]

It includes a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

The main house is a two-story house built in 1887, using square nails. [2]

German prisoners-of-war, from the Afrika Corps, worked on the farm. [2]

It is located on FM 916, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of TX 174.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Phoebe Allen (December 5, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Smith Ranch / Grand Valley Lands". National Archives. Retrieved May 25, 2018. With photos, historic and 10 from 2005. Downloading may be slow.