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A Texas Hill Country ranch has hit the market for $21.4 million. Miller Creek Vista Ranch, located about 30 miles west of Austin, has been in the same family since the 1950s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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An 844-acre ranch nestled in the Texas Hill Country<\/a> has remained in the same family for roughly 75 years. Now, its next chapter could belong to someone else. <\/a><\/p>\n Located about 30 miles west of Austin, Miller Creek Vista Ranch has hit the market<\/a> for $21.4 million, according to a news release from listing agency West &\u00a0Swope Ranches<\/a>. The property is being offered for sale as a whole or as two separate ranches.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The\u00a0ranchland has been owned by the same family since the 1950s and is now up for sale as development continues pushing west of Austin, according to the Austin Business Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n A Texas Hill Country ranch has hit the market for $21.4 million. Miller Creek Vista Ranch, located about 30 miles west of Austin, has been in the same family since the 1950s.\u00a0<\/p>\n West & Swope Ranches <\/p>\n It’s a live-water property with roughly 4,400 feet along both sides of spring-fed Miller Creek, plus 200 feet of elevation change, mature live oaks, native pasture and panoramic Hill Country views.<\/p>\n “It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a property of this size with year-round live water this close to Austin,” Louie Swope, broker and owner of West and Swope Ranches, said in the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n A Texas Hill Country ranch has hit the market for $21.4 million. Miller Creek Vista Ranch, located about 30 miles west of Austin, has been in the same family since the 1950s.\u00a0<\/p>\n West & Swope Ranches <\/p>\n A piece of old-school Hill Country\u00a0<\/p>\n In addition to the sprawling ranchlands in the Hill Country, Miller Creek Vista Ranch is anchored by the original ranch house\u2014a 1,659-square-foot structure with two bedrooms and one bathroom.<\/p>\n “While modest in scale, the residence serves as a welcoming headquarters that compliments the property’s authentic character,” according to the listing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n An original wood barn, livestock working facilities, equipment storage, perimeter and cross fencing and a network of ranch roads are also onsite.\u00a0<\/p>\n “A historic native stone cistern remains as a reminder of the property’s early history, further enhancing the legacy and character of this exceptional Hill Country ranch,” the listing reads.<\/p>\n The property also has roughly a mile of frontage along both Robinson Road and\u00a0Yeager Creek Road.<\/p>\n A Texas Hill Country ranch has hit the market for $21.4 million. Miller Creek Vista Ranch, located about 30 miles west of Austin, has been in the same family since the 1950s.\u00a0<\/p>\n West & Swope Ranches <\/p>\n A legacy dating back to the 1870s\u00a0<\/p>\n It’s not just the original structures that tie the property to Texas history.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n In the 1870s, the land was home to legendary cattlemen William, John and\u00a0Abner Blocker, who used it to “rope wild Longhorns and stage historic cattle drives along the Great Western Trail,” according to the release.<\/p>\n John Blocker later became the first president of the Old Time Trail Drivers Association of Texas, while the family is credited with inventing the “Blocker Loop,” a brush-roping technique used by cowboys across the country.<\/p>\n A Texas Hill Country ranch has hit the market for $21.4 million. Miller Creek Vista Ranch, located about 30 miles west of Austin, has been in the same family since the 1950s.\u00a0<\/p>\n West & Swope Ranches <\/p>\n What’s next?<\/p>\n The 884-acre property is up for sale at a time when land in the region is increasingly sought after.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Stay informed, and entertained.<\/p>\n By signing up, you agree to our Terms Of Use<\/a> and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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