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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lozano H.C.R. No. 51 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The King Ranch is celebrating the 100th anniversary |
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| 7 | 7 | | of its Main House, the ancestral home of the King Ranch family, in |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2015; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1854, Henrietta Chamberlain King came to the King |
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| 10 | 10 | | Ranch as the young bride of Captain Richard King, and she |
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| 11 | 11 | | established their home in a simple adobe structure on the banks of |
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| 12 | 12 | | Santa Gertrudis Creek; that dwelling was later replaced by a frame |
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| 13 | 13 | | cottage, and then by a two-story, Southern-style plantation home, |
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| 14 | 14 | | which burned to the ground in 1912; three years later, Mrs. King, |
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| 15 | 15 | | who had been widowed in 1885, her daughter Alice, and Alice's |
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| 16 | 16 | | husband, Robert Justus Kleberg Sr., finished building the splendid |
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| 17 | 17 | | Main House of the present day; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The new home, which also serves as the ranch |
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| 19 | 19 | | headquarters, was designed by Adams & Adams of San Antonio and the |
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| 20 | 20 | | interior was designed by the famed Tiffany Studios of New York; |
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| 21 | 21 | | while the 37,000-square-foot, 27-room structure is grand, |
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| 22 | 22 | | dominating the surrounding landscape, the building has also been |
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| 23 | 23 | | constructed to meet the needs of hardworking ranchers; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In 1961, the United States Department of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Interior listed the King Ranch Main House and the King Ranch in the |
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| 26 | 26 | | National Register of Historic Places; the cultural significance of |
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| 27 | 27 | | the Main House was further acknowledged in 1980, when it received an |
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| 28 | 28 | | Official Texas Historical Marker from the Texas Historical |
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| 29 | 29 | | Commission; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Seven generations of the King Ranch family have |
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| 31 | 31 | | resided in the Main House, and it has welcomed a host of |
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| 32 | 32 | | distinguished guests, among them prominent citizens and heads of |
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| 33 | 33 | | state; today, it remains a gathering place for the family, as well |
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| 34 | 34 | | as a monument to the memories of Captain Richard King and Henrietta |
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| 35 | 35 | | King; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, An iconic structure, the King Ranch Main House is an |
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| 37 | 37 | | enduring reminder of the rich ranching heritage of the Lone Star |
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| 38 | 38 | | State, and it is indeed fitting to acknowledge its role in Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | history at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | hereby commemorate the centennial of the King Ranch Main House and |
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| 42 | 42 | | extend sincere best wishes for the future to the King Ranch family |
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| 43 | 43 | | and to all the employees of King Ranch, Inc.; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for the King Ranch as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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