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Historical
Marker Text XIT
General OfficeBuilt
in 1898-99 to house the general offices of the 3,000,000-acre XIT
Ranch, this building also served as the residence of the ranch's general manager.
Five railroad cars of bricks were brought in to construct the house, which features
Victorian-era detailing in its decorative brackets and turned wood columns. Designed
to impress visitors to the ranch,
the building's Victorian elements distinguished it from the surrounding ranching
environment.
Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark, 1964. |
Channing water tower and the former XIT general office
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, March 2008 | |
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