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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, In 2015, King Ranch, Inc., celebrates the 100th |
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anniversary of its Main House, the ancestral home of the King Ranch |
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family; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1854, Henrietta Chamberlain King came to King |
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Ranch as the young bride of Captain Richard King, and she |
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established their home in a simple adobe structure on the banks of |
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Santa Gertrudis Creek; and |
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WHEREAS, That original dwelling was later replaced by a frame |
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cottage, and then by a two-story, Southern-style plantation home, |
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which burned to the ground in 1912; three years later, in 1915, |
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Mrs. King, who had been widowed in 1885, her daughter Alice, and |
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Alice's husband, Robert Justus Kleberg Sr., finished building the |
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Spanish-style Main House of the present day; and |
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WHEREAS, The new home, which has also served as the ranch |
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headquarters, was designed by Adams & Adams of San Antonio with the |
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interior being designed by Tiffany Studios of New York; while the |
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37,000-square-foot, 27-room structure is grand, dominating the |
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surrounding landscape, the building was thoughtfully designed to |
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accommodate the family, cowboys, and travelers alike; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1961, the United States Department of the |
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Interior listed King Ranch and the King Ranch Main House in the |
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National Register of Historic Places; the cultural significance of |
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the Main House was further acknowledged in 1980, when it received an |
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Official Texas Historical Marker from the Texas Historical |
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Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Seven generations of the King Ranch family have |
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called the Main House home, and it has welcomed a host of |
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distinguished guests, among them prominent citizens and heads of |
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state; today, it remains a gathering place for the family, as well |
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as a monument to the memories of Captain Richard King and Henrietta |
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King; and |
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WHEREAS, An iconic structure, the King Ranch Main House is an |
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enduring reminder of the rich ranching heritage of the Lone Star |
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State, and it is indeed fitting to acknowledge its role in Texas |
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history at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commemorate the centennial of the King Ranch Main House and |
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extend sincere best wishes for the future to the King Ranch family |
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and to all the employees of King Ranch, Inc.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for King Ranch, Inc., as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 100 was adopted by the House on |
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March 2, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 100 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 19, 2015, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |