National Historic Landmark · ranch · Kingsville and, Texas

King Ranch

Largest ranch in the United States in Kingsville and, Texas. Built 1853. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Has a visitor websiteNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1853Listed 1966
Assault HeadstoneKing Ranch "Commissary"King Ranch OutbuildingKing Ranch Pool House
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · King Ranch

The King Ranch is the largest ranch in the United States, comprising some 825,000 acres. It is mainly a cattle ranch, but has also produced racehorses.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
AddressKingsville and its environs, Kingsville and vicinity, TX
CountyKenedy County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000820
Built1853
Type of placeranch, historic district
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Check the website
AddressKingsville and its environs, Kingsville and, TX
Websiteking-ranch.com ↗
Coordinates27.52221, -97.90930 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPadre Island National Seashore · 47 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBird Island Basin Campground 37 mi · Malaquite Campground 38 mi
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000820. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.