The Square House

The Niedringhaus brothers of St. Louis sent lumber by ox-cart from Dodge City and built this square house on their "N Bar N" Ranch here in Carson County in the mid-1880s. In 1887 a railroad official occupied the pioneer cottage while the Southern Kansas Railway was being extended from Kiowa, Kansas, to Panhandle City. This was later the home of some distinguished settlers: pioneer banker and treasurer of Southern Kansas Railway Company, James Christopher Paul; rancher-judge J. L. Harrison; innkeeper James B. Wilks; and Sheriff Oscar L. Thorp. The oldest house in town, it was purchased in 1965 and restored as the Carson County Museum. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966

The Square House is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Carson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 35.3461, -101.3801 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Purvines Ranch Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Texas Panhandle Pioneers - The Simms Brothers, Pioneer Dugout, and Old County Bookmobile.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065005023. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.