Bosque County Ranch

The meditative beauty and heritage of Bosque County is interlaced with its water sources -- the Bosque and Brazos Rivers and two lakes, Meridian and Whitney. Bosque County's rails, trails, and highways also reflect its rich history -- the Cleng Peerson Memorial Highway, the Old Chisholm Trail, the Sante Fe Railroad, and the Texas Lakes Trail.

Early Spanish explorers gave it the name "Bosque" (pronounced boss-kee), meaning "wooded." The first settlers arrived in 1849, a few years after Texas attained statehood. The first permanent settlers arrived to a territory still roamed by Native Americans. By 1854, the number of pioneers living in Bosque Territory had increased, and Bosque County was created. Merdian was named the County seat.

More families were lured by fertile, inexpensive land, mostly Anglo-Americans moving west with the frontier, and Norwegian and German immigrants. The pioneer farmers and ranchers were hard-working, ambitious, and creative, building homes, churches and schools, mills for their wheat, gins for their cotton, and produced a thriving livestock business. Strong communities sprang up, and towns flourished through the turn of the centrury.

The design of this family retreat is reminiscent of many historical Hill Country ranches: stone and timber frame construction, large porches and patios, and views for miles from the precipice on which it sits.

About Steve Chambers

Steve Chambers AIA, Residential Architects, Dallas TX.  Steve is a Residential Architect and a licensed interior designer. He achieves unique styles by enquiring into what his clients think would be their ideal home and building a home that meets their stylistic aspirations while centering the design of their home around their daily habits.

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