Details for Watt Caufield Ranch
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5309000767
Data
| Marker Number | 767 |
| Atlas Number | 5309000767 |
| Marker Title | Watt Caufield Ranch |
| Index Entry | Caufield, Watt, Ranch |
| Address | |
| City | Waco vicinity |
| County | McLennan |
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| Subject Codes | ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year | 1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Waco take US 84 W about 6 miles to Church Road, turn south on Church Road, proceed 2 miles to large iron gates on left, enter and drive up to house, marker is in front yard - PRIVATE PROPERTY. |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | This two-story ranch house was erected about 1888 for Watt W. Caufield (1860-1935) and his wife, Kate McLennan Caufield (1861-1957), granddaughter of pioneer Neil McLennan, for whom McLennan County was named. Caufield's uncle, surveyor and contractor Watson Caufield, who came to Texas from Ireland, constructed the residence of lumber hauled from Houston. It was built near a spring and creek on land given to Caufield by his father, Henry J. Caufield, a prominent rancher. Later enlarged and remodeled, the structure is owned (1976) by Caufield descendants. (1976) |