File:Section - XIT Ranch Headquarters, Fifth and West Railroad Avenue, Channing, Hartley County, TX HABS TX-3537 (sheet 9 of 10).tif

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Section - XIT Ranch Headquarters, Fifth and West Railroad Avenue, Channing, Hartley County, TX
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Section - XIT Ranch Headquarters, Fifth and West Railroad Avenue, Channing, Hartley County, TX
Description
Louden, Elizabeth, faculty sponsor; Edwards, Cory, delineator
Depicted place Texas; Hartley County; Channing
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS TX-3537 (sheet 9 of 10)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • 2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention
  • Significance: ...Between 1898-1899, the general offices for the XIT Ranch were constructed in Channing. The 2-room building was constructed from 5 railroad cars of red bricks, and was finished with Victorian detailing to impress its visitors. With its wraparound porch, turned wood columns, decorative eave brackets, and brightly painted trim, the XIT main headquarters was easily distinguishable form its surrounding ranch environment. Because profits form the XIT Ranch were minimal, the capitol syndicate began to sell parcels of land in order to redeem bonds due to their British investors. The last of the XIT cattle was sold on November 1, 1912, and the ranch was forced to close its doors. Parcels of original XIT ranchland remained as late as 1963, before being sold by descendants of the Farwell brothers...
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1358
  • Survey number: HABS TX-3537
  • Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/tx1078.sheet.00009a
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