Historic Buildings, Ranch Homes and Exchanges
Ranch houses, stockyard exchanges, museums and landmarks built on beef money.
22 profiles
Texas
- founded 1969National Ranching Heritage CenterTexas Tech's outdoor museum gathers historic ranch buildings from across Texas into one walkable park, free to visit.Texas
- built 1908Cowtown ColiseumBuilt for a cattle show in 1908, the Fort Worth Stockyards arena became known as the birthplace of the indoor rodeo.Texas
- est. 1887Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic DistrictThe Union Stockyards opened in 1887, drew the big packers by 1902, and now anchor a National Historic District with a…Texas
- built 1903-1904Thistle HillA Georgian Revival mansion on Pennsylvania Avenue links the Waggoner and Scott cattle fortunes.Texas
- 1951-presentLBJ RanchPresident Johnson turned a worn-out family ranch into a registered Hereford operation, and the National Park Service…Texas
- built 1970Southfork RanchA family house built in 1970 became one of the most recognized ranch homes in popular culture.Texas
California
- built 1826Dominguez Ranch AdobeCompleted in 1826, the adobe still stands as the home base of the Dominguez family's Rancho San Pedro.California
- built 1836Rancho Petaluma AdobeBuilt between 1836 and 1846, the adobe was the center of Mariano Vallejo's hide-and-tallow rancho north of San…California
- built 1919-1947Hearst CastleWilliam Randolph Hearst built his hilltop estate on land his father turned into a cattle ranch, and cattle still graze…California
- built 1844Rancho Los CerritosA two-story Monterey-style adobe built in 1843-1844 still stands in Long Beach as the old headquarters of a cattle…California
United Kingdom
- est. 1871Deptford Foreign Cattle MarketA disease-control law forced imported cattle to be killed at the Thames dockside, and Deptford became the capital's…United Kingdom
- est. 1855Metropolitan Cattle MarketPrince Albert opened the 75-acre market in 1855, and its clock tower still rises over Caledonian Park.United Kingdom
- built 1868Smithfield MarketFor centuries cattle were driven to Smithfield, and the iron-and-glass market Horace Jones designed opened in November…United Kingdom
Canada
Wyoming
- est. 1872Wyoming Stock Growers AssociationFormed in 1872 to protect cattle owners on the open range, the association still speaks for Wyoming ranch families.Wyoming
- built 1876 to 1918Swan Land and Cattle Company HeadquartersFour buildings in a row at Chugwater mark the base of a Scottish-financed cattle empire.Wyoming