Built for Fabian L. Hicks, a county official and Texas Ranger who styled it after his family home in North Carolina. Building is stone and cypress wood off ranch. Hardware came by ox wagon from San Antonio. This replaced log cabin family occupied in 1855. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
Hix Ranch House
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Hix Ranch House is a historical marker in Medina, Bandera County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Bandera County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7995, -99.1599 near Medina. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Buck Ranch (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stanard Cemetery, Mahala Jones Cemetery, and Bandera Pass.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5019002500. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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