Texas LAND Spring 2013

FEATURE RANCH
Craft Alaca Ranch
1,989± Acres | Blanco County | Property ID: 1155019
1,701 acres plus an additional 288 acres under lease contiguous to the ranch thus
increasing the ranch to 1,989± acres. 15 minutes from Wimberley and Blanco, 45
minutes from Fredericksburg and less than an hour from Austin and two-and-a-half
hours from Houston. Rolling with excellent elevations as well as level areas in the
river bottom. Multiple hilltops provide numerous future home sites. Three miles of
Blanco River frontage plus approximately a half mile in the Narrows Conservancy.
There are eight water wells plus numerous surface ponds. Native whitetail deer, wild
turkey, varmints and migratory birds. The ranch has never been commercially hunted
and has produced trophy whitetail in excess of 170 points Boone and Crockett.
The main home originally constructed in 1946 of native limestone. The house has
been expanded over the years but the character of a period Hill Country ranch house
been maintained. 7, 500-square-foot home with six bedrooms, six bathrooms,
and six wood-burning fireplaces. Not far from the house are the horse stables, also
constructed of native limestone. An additional two-bedroom one-bath guest house,
the foreman’s house, barns, equipment sheds and ancillary building complete the
headquarters compound.
The River House was built in the 1940s of native stone and wood siding. A typical
single level ranch house with beautiful views of the Blanco River bottom and improved
pastures. The house has three bedrooms and three baths and approximately 2,000
square feet.
About 75 yards from the River House is the Miracle House. Originally built in the 1870s, the Craft Family had the two-bedroom one-bath structure meticulously
renovated with all modern amenities. A beautiful example of a 19th century frame farmhouse that the German settlers would have built in this area of the Hill Country.
The remnants of old stone fences are close by, casting thoughts back to a different time of ranching in Texas. There are several ancillary buildings in the River Ranch
compound. The final house on the ranch is occupied by a ranch employee and his family, a three-bedroom two-bath frame structure built in the late 1970s. There
are ancillary buildings near this house as well. The ranch has miles of excellent quality compacted base caliche roads throughout providing year round access to the
entire property.
The ranch has been in the Craft family since 1946 and the stewardship of the land is evident throughout the property. It is extremely rare that a ranch of this size,
location and quality is offered for sale. This is the finest example of a quintessential Hill Country ranch. Price: $21,500,000
28 SPRING 2013