Renderbrook Ranch

Founded in buffalo and Indian days of 1870's by Taylor Barr. Owned 1882-1889 by D.H. and J.W. Snyder. They built "White House" headquarters; sold ranch, 1889, to Isaac L. Ellwood, an inventor of barbed wire, in DeKalb, Illinois. Ellwood paid in wire for Spade cattle from Donley County, to stock ranch. Added Sterling and Coke lands to original 130,000 acres; to distinguish this from range bought 1902 near Lubbock, called this Renderbrook (from name of spring where Indians shot a U.S. Cavalry officer in the 1870's). Ellwood heirs still run Spade brand on 2 ranches. (1965)

Renderbrook Ranch is a historical marker in Westbrook, Mitchell County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 38 historical markers documented in Mitchell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 55 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.1357, -100.9678 near Westbrook. The nearest cataloged historic site is Spade Cemetery (cemetery), about 8.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Spade Community Cemetery, Hyman Cemetery, and Site of Conaway School.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5335004242. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.