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Built in 1899 by rancher F.E. McKenzie; Victorian architecture features porch columns with spool trim and decorative wood "awnings" over the windows. Sold in 1900 to A.B. Robertson, rancher; in 1912, to D.N. Arnett, retired manager of the Great Spade-Renderbrook Ranch. After his death in 1934, his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Merritt, made this their home. Four generations of the Arnett Family have lived here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968.
Arnett, D. N. Home Old is a historical marker in Colorado City, Mitchell County, dedicated in 1968. 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 32.3939, -100.8639 near Colorado City. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Majors Home, Prude, John C. Home, and Burns, F. M. Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5335003717. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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