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This residence was begun in 1897, after John B. Armstrong moved the headquarters of his ranch from the Chicago pasture (7 mi. SE) to this site. Built in stages, the house was completed about 1900. The first portion was made of adobe and plastered over. Later a frame wing was added. Changes were made to the front porch after the destructive hurricane of 1919. This structure exemplifies the evolution of a South Texas ranch headquarters.
The Armstrong Ranch House is a historical marker in Sarita, Kenedy County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Kenedy County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 6 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.9348, -97.7680 near Sarita. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Armstrong Ranch (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Taylor, General Zachary, La Parra Ranch, and Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5261005287. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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