96.53 Acres in La Grange, TX - $883,200
Merritt Ranch
N. US 77 - 96.5 ACRES
A must see ranch located only 5 miles North from the Historic Courthouse Square of Downtown LaGrange, Texas on US 77. This Fayette County ranch offers all of the benefits of country living with all of the conveniences of the nearby City. The ranch is also conveniently located just 3 miles north of the St. Marks Hospital.
The Trees
The ranch is comprised of very diverse assortment of live oaks, post oaks, pines, black jack oak, pin oak, hackberry, cedar and elm.
The Improvements:
A small hunters cabin exists on the property. The cabin is served by a septic system and electric and a water well. The owner built a nice barn by Steel Master with a concrete floor on the property that is approximately 40' x 60' that can be used as a workshop and storage for all of the ranch toys.
The Topography:
The roll and the elevation changes of up to 50 feet that occu...
The roll and the elevation changes of up to 50 feet that occur throughout is one of the most intriguing features of the ranch. A creek meanders through the middle of the ranch. It is the combination of the woods the creek and the elevations that make you feel like you are on a much larger ranch.
Lakes and Lake Site Potential:
The ranch currently has 2 stocked lakes with one lake being a 2 acre lake and the other lake approximately 1 acre in size. The topography and watershed provides the amazing opportunity to construct 2 more lakes on this property. The first lake site on the north could be approximately 3 acres in size and the other lake to the south could be up to 5 acres in size. The 3 acre lake site would afford a perfect place to build a home overlooking the lake among the trees and still be in close proximity to electric power and the barn. I have marked the potential lake sites on the aerial in dark blue. The lake possibilities on this property offer a new owner the potential of an amazing setting for wildlife viewing, fishing and recreational use. It is very difficult to have this many lake possibilities for a ranch of this size. Properties with lakes are very desirable and properties with many larger lakes are even more desirable.
The Wildlife:
The woods on the property along with the many acres of woods surrounding give refuge to many animals including white tailed deer, hogs, coyotes, bobcats, turkeys, foxes etc...The creek that meanders through the ranch forms a wildlife highway for many miles through many ranches allowing the wildlife population a migration corridor.
Agriculture Exemption:
The ranch currently is under and Agriculture Exemption for cattle with a lease from the neighbor. It qualifies for a transfer to a wildlife exemption should the new owner desire to not have cattle. The taxes for the property was approximately $965.35 for 2020.
This ranch offers the hard to find opportunity to have a wildlife and a lot of water with the current lakes combined with the new potential lakes that could be built.
Call Greg Mathis at (713) 299-2066 for a showing today.
Directions
Drive approximately 5 miles north on US Hwy 77 from downtown LaGrange and the ranch entrance will be on the left (west side) with a Texas Ranch Advisors sign.
