310.14 Acres in Lampasas, TX - $2,370,980

310 ac Simms Creek Stage Stop - Equestrian Ranch

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Ranch Summary: Brazos Valley watershed, water rights, and 50% of the minerals believe to be owned, convey with this 310 acre ranch. It's a pristine equestrian ranch that sits along the banks of Simms Creek for 3,300 linear feet. A gorgeous body of water makes up the southwestern corner of the ranch while rolling fields of 50ac, 50ac & 28ac wrap around the equestrian facilities.

The old stagecoach stop is the ranch foreman's headquarters (1,040 sq ft home) at the front west entry. Beautiful trees grace the fields of the ranch as you drive back to the main ranch home.

Main Home: The home sits at the highest point at the back of the ranch with a nice view over Simms Creek. Two story 3,887sq ft, 4 bedroom, 4 bath, 1 half bath, (master is downstairs) dinning, 2 living areas, study, game room, screened in cooking and dinning area 538 sq ft combined. Enjoy large family gatherings on the multi-facet ranch. The owner currently have it set up to sleep about 14 guest. Your family and friends will enjoy fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hunting, roping or riding with the close proximity to town. The young at heart, will love the windmill waterfall in the evening while sitting around the campfire.

Improvements/Notes: Main House 3,887 sq ft 4 bed,4 bath, 1 half; Foreman's House 1,040 sq ft 1 bed 1 bath; Bunkhouse 500 sq ft 1 bed 1 bath; 20 stall horse barn with runs, tack & feed rooms; team roping & calf roping arena or other discipline working stock pens and chutes; owner currently runs about 50 head of cattle; 5 water wells; 1 tank (pond); agricultural exempt; owned water rights for Irrigation from the Brazos Valley Watershed; owner believes to own 50% of the minerals; production example: 320 round bales off 64 acres during one cutting; County Rd 95 ends to the NE and has about 3 residence and no through traffic - County Rd 96 ends to the SE and has about 4 residence and no through traffic

Agriculture: 50 acre terraced field to the north; 50 acre field to the south along the creek; 28 acre field to the east;

Driving Distance: 12 minutes to Lampasas; 1 hour to Austin; 2 hour to Fort Worth; 2.5 hours to Dallas

History: 310 acres on Simms Creek with the original Stagecoach stop along Hwy 281. According to the 1861 Texas Almanac, the stage stop was referred to as the Sawyer & Risher's line at Austin and was contracted by D. Walsch and operated 2-horse hacks. They left every Saturday evening at 4pm and every Sunday at 6 am. Lampasas is a small town of about 8,000 people on the northeastern edge of the Texas Hill Country. It was established as a permanent settlement in 1850 by John Burleson and was officially incorporated in 1883. The town is home to seven mineral springs, so it was a popular tourist attraction and encampment site in the late 19th century. Tourist enjoy vineyards, museum, trading post, antiques and Cooper Spring Nature Park.

Airport Information: 24 minutes to the Lampasas Municipal Airport consisting of a 4,200-foot runway with an Instrumental Flight Rules approach, a small terminal / lounge building, tee hangars, nine aircraft tie-down spaces, and Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) that is accessible by telephone or aircraft radio, a cement pad for use by emergency evacuation helicopters and a 24-hour self service fuel dispensing facility.