Bill Text: TX SCR15 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the centennial of the King Ranch Main House.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-13 - Signed by the Governor [SCR15 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SCR15-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 15 | ||
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| WHEREAS, In 2015, King Ranch, Incorporated, celebrates the | ||
| 100th anniversary of its Main House, the ancestral home of the King | ||
| Ranch family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1854, Henrietta Chamberlain King came to King | ||
| Ranch as the young bride of Captain Richard King, and she | ||
| established their home in a simple adobe structure on the banks of | ||
| Santa Gertrudis Creek; and | ||
| WHEREAS, That original dwelling was later replaced by a frame | ||
| cottage, and then by a two-story, Southern-style plantation home, | ||
| which burned to the ground in 1912; three years later, in 1915, | ||
| Mrs. King, who had been widowed in 1885, her daughter Alice, and | ||
| Alice's husband, Robert Justus Kleberg Sr., finished building the | ||
| Spanish-style Main House of the present day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The new home, which has also served as the ranch | ||
| headquarters, was designed by Adams & Adams of San Antonio with the | ||
| interior being designed by Tiffany Studios of New York; while the | ||
| 37,000-square-foot, 27-room structure is grand, dominating the | ||
| surrounding landscape, the building was thoughtfully designed to | ||
| accommodate the family, cowboys, and travelers alike; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1961, the United States Department of the | ||
| Interior listed King Ranch and the King Ranch Main House in the | ||
| National Register of Historic Places; the cultural significance of | ||
| the Main House was further acknowledged in 1980, when it received an | ||
| Official Texas Historical Marker from the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Seven generations of the King Ranch family have | ||
| called the Main House home, and it has welcomed a host of | ||
| distinguished guests, among them prominent citizens and heads of | ||
| state; today, it remains a gathering place for the family, as well | ||
| as a monument to the memories of Captain Richard King and Henrietta | ||
| King; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An iconic structure, the King Ranch Main House is an | ||
| enduring reminder of the rich ranching heritage of the Lone Star | ||
| State, and it is indeed fitting to acknowledge its role in Texas | ||
| history at this time; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby commemorate the centennial of the King Ranch Main House and | ||
| extend sincere best wishes for the future to the King Ranch family | ||
| and to all the employees of King Ranch, Inc.; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for King Ranch, Incorporated, as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 15 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on February 23, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 15 was adopted by the House | ||
| on March 2, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
