A Granbury ranch with over 264 acres of land — and connections to TCU’s origins — was put on the market for $8.7 million this month, according to Mock Ranches Group.
The Lightning C Ranch includes a two-bedroom 3,450-square-foot residence, the real estate company said in a news release Oct. 14. The home showcases a design by former owner Dan Coates, a financial executive, rodeo presenter, rancher and Western artist who became a prominent figure in Hood County’s modern history.
“My dad loved the Old West. That’s really what this house was designed like,” said Coates’ daughter Courtney Blackman, who — along with her husband, Greg — put the house on the market. “Everything about my dad was Old Western, even the way he dressed.”
The listing details a home with bedrooms framed in Pennsylvania-sourced, hand-hewn timber dating back to the 1800s, two bathrooms and an upstairs bunkhouse with a private half-bath.
According to Mock Ranches Group, Coates worked with a friend to design the home, which features an exterior and fireplaces built with stone salvaged from the AddRan College of Liberal Arts building in the nearby community of Thorp Spring, the location of an early incarnation of Texas Christian University. Brothers Randolph and Addison Clark opened Add-Ran College there in 1873 before moving it to Waco in 1896, eventually changing the name to Texas Christian University…