Formerly known as Goodrich Ranch 21,053± Acres |
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- SOLD - The Goodrich Ranch ImprovementsRobert Goodrich inquired about published books that might include Monterrey and Mission style architectural designs and early Texas country homes, and in his typical way, he carefully researched the subject of southwestern ranch houses. He conferred with C. O. Chromaster, an architect from Fort Worth, in developing plans for a complex of buildings located at ranch headquarters on the Alva Bryan Lands. The specifications called for building the owner’s home, a foreman’s house and a central unit that eventually became the home of Gavin Garrett and later of his son, David. The owner’s home or main house incorporated the ideas of Robert and Maurine Goodrich that called for a comfortable weekend retreat. The site was ideally situated on a hill surrounded by oak trees, and the house was built so that it faced a commanding view of Lake Buchanan, located about five miles away. Work began in 1937 with the help of a small crew of plumbers, electricians, carpenters, masons and laborers and all details were carefully supervised not only by the architect and chief contractor but by Robert Goodrich himself both from his office in Fort Worth and through frequent visits to the ranch. The owner’s home, now more simply referred to as headquarters, is a two-story structure of ten-inch thick native limestone sporting full-length square pillars along the front. The six-bedroom 5,200 sq. ft. structure contains four full baths and two half-baths with twelve-foot ceilings downstairs and ten-foot ceilings upstairs. Every effort was made to use native materials to keep the interior and exterior design in line with its natural setting. Building materials such as knotty pine paneling, brick floors, stone fireplaces and mantels, and a tile roof were used. The focal points of the downstairs floor are the two massive stone fireplaces in the living and dining rooms that face each other from their east and west walls. The living and dining rooms and the upstairs bedrooms each have French doors opening onto porches that run the full length of the southern side of the house with views of Lake Buchanan. The foreman’s house and the central unit are both single-story structures using the same native materials. Other structures were built which included pens and corrals, some sheds and barns for ranch vehicles and livestock and a combination ranch office and post office that also served as a grocery store at one time. As Mr. Goodrich put the ranch together, a few small, mostly wood-frame houses came with the land. Used seasonally by deer hunters leasing hunting privileges, these are scattered over the ranch property. | |
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