Barton House -- Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock TX
N 33° 35.328 W 101° 53.021
14S E 232377 N 3720292
The Barton House on display at the Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock TX
Waymark Code: WMV4VZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2017
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The Barton House is the largest house on display at the Ranching Heritage Center on the campus of Texas Tech University at Lubbock TX.
An interpretive sign at the house reads as follows:
"BARTON HOUSE
1909
Joseph J Barton believed a new railroad, Santa Fe’s Panhandle Short Line, was to run through his ranch property. To capitalize on that, he built for his family a late Queen Anne style home as the capstone of his planned community named Bartonsite. The house design was comprised of 5 rooms and a bath on both the first and second floors. Amenities included running water, sliding doors, built-in closets, elegant wallpaper and acetylene lighting. The railway bypassed the Hale County, Texas, town, but the Barton’s continued to occupy the home for several generations."
Group that erected the marker: Ranching Heritage Center
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3121 4th St
Lubbock, Texas United States
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