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Mackay is an unincorporated community in central Wharton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The once thriving community is located on U.S. Route 59, (US 59) southwest of Wharton near Wharton Regional Airport. Mackay began as a railroad stop near a large ranch in 1881 and saw an influx of immigrants beginning in 1907.
By the 1950s, the California ranch house, by now often called simply the ranch house or "rambler house", accounted for nine out of every ten new houses. [3] The seemingly endless ability of the style to accommodate the individual needs of the owner/occupant, combined with the very modern inclusion of the latest in building developments and ...
Historic and Architectural Resources of Wharton MPS 24: Merrell-Roten House: Merrell-Roten House: March 18, 1993 : 520 Ave. A: Wharton: Historic and Architectural Resources of Wharton MPS 25: Moran-Moore House: Moran-Moore House: March 18, 1993
The Charles and Mary Ann (Molly) Goodnight Ranch House, near Goodnight, Texas, was built in 1888. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1] It is located in Armstrong County, Texas at US 287 and 5000 Block County Road 25. The listing included four contributing buildings on 27.3 acres (11.0 ha). A predecessor ...
The mansion was built in 1883 for Daniel Waggoner, owner of the Waggoner Ranch. [2] [3] [5] It was designed in the Victorian architectural style. [2] It comprises sixteen rooms and six bathrooms, with two bedrooms on the ground floor and four bedrooms on the first floor. [2] The house was inherited by Daniel Waggoner's son, William Thomas ...
Cloyce Box Ranch house as seen on the TV series Dallas The Cloyce Box Ranch was the site of the original Southfork ranch location, where the initial five episodes of Dallas were filmed. [ 1 ] The series left the location at the end of the first season in 1978 at the request of property owner, Cloyce K. Box , who was unhappy with the negative ...
Texas Ranch House is an PBS American reality television series that premiered in May 2006. Produced by Thirteen/WNET New York , Wall to Wall Media Limited, and PBS, the show placed fifteen modern day people in the context of 1867 Texas .
The majority of the homes in the community were gone by 1980. The population declined from 125 in 1967 to 49 two years later. It also had one business that year. The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Wharton County Youth Fair were housed in Pierce for a short time with Precinct No. 4 serving as the county commissioner's headquarters. A ...