“Florence Ranch Homestead was built by David Walker Florence in 1871. The Florence Ranch home was probably conceived from carpenter’s handbooks instead of architectural renderings. The site sits on 4 acres of parkland, which can be enjoyed by family and friends. The original structure is a fine example of late 19th-century rural Texas architecture, with its central chimney, a story-and-a-half clapboard home with shed rooms across the back and a gallery across the front. The house was enlarged by the 1890s when the Florence Homestead covered 730 acres. The farmstead remains a popular educational museum for children and adults.”
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