luxury farmhouses for sale Gillespie County, United States

Description: Doss Ranch is the perfect Hill Country escape for a buyer who wants to put their personal touch on a private, yet manageable, piece of property. The gorgeous custom Spanish-style home sits atop the highest hill on the property, providing sweeping Hill Country views from its numerous porches. Improvements: The 5,540+ square foot Spanish-style home was built in 2018, and has all of the major construction finished, providing the opportunity for the new owner to personalize certain finish-outs without the time or hassle of major construction. With large wrap-around porches, viewing decks, and a large court yard, the home is ideal for Hill Country entertaining. Additional improvements on the property include a 1,080+/- sf guest house with one bedroom, two bathrooms, a kitchen and dining area, as well as a nice barn with a set of working pens. A multitude of end-user options include: a great family weekend getaway, primary residence, corporate retreat, or wedding venue. Vegetation / Terrain: With an elevation change of over 140’, the property offers expansive views of the surrounding Hill Country. Abundant tree cover includes scattered live oaks, Spanish oaks, and cedar. Wildlife: White-tailed deer, dove, turkeys, varmints, and other native wildlife inhabit the low-fenced ranch. Water: One water well that is piped to the guest house, barn and pens. Well will need to be connected to main house. Minerals: All owned minerals will convey. Taxes: Approximately $10,000. Price: $2,186,000 School District: Doss Consolidated Common School District. Location: 6.5 miles NW of Doss, TX with approximately 1600' of paved Salt Branch Rd frontage. 28+/- miles from Fredericksburg. 90+/- miles from San Antonio. 100+/- miles from Austin. 265+/- miles from Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth.

The historical 296+ Acres Contigo Ranch lies just north of Fredericksburg on 296+/- acres of some of the most stunning and scenic land the Texas Hill Country has to offer. This charming income producing ranch, with historical and modern improvements, offers privacy, fertile pastureland, and incredibly diverse topography with elevations providing breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. The property currently serves as a thriving Bed & Breakfast and Wedding retreat enterprise while maintaining its role as an authentic Texas ranch. The many improvements would allow for personal entertainment of extended family and friends while enjoying the amenities that coincide with the established business. With easy access to Fredericksburg, and a convenient drive from Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio, this property checks all the boxes for the ideal Texas Hill Country ranch. LODGING & EVENT VENUES: An array of buildings suite multiple occasions and events, providing rental income year around. Historic rock homestead and Kentucky log cabins. Ten modern gust cottages plus an ideal owner in residence home, an early 1900s rock home. THE HALL: The main event Hall offers 6,000± square feet of indoor and outdoor space with connecting lawn and firepit. THE BLUFF: Just north of The Hall and Cottages, the topography steps up dramatically to the Bluff where the owners have created a sprawling landscaped lawn which offers some of the best unobstructed panoramic views on the ranch. The Bluff is the ideal site for wedding ceremonies or simply a peaceful spot to take it all in! THE BUSINESS: Contigo Ranch has been fully operational since 2020 and was ranked as one of the top wedding venues in the Texas Hill Country by Bride Magazine. The property stays almost fully booked for weddings year-r0und, while also hosting many corporate events for large companies. The property can comfortably sleep up to 40 guests, and there is room to expand this with 14 more bedrooms on the top floor of The Hall that could be easily finished out. WATER: 3 water wells service all of the improvements and provide water for the wildlife and livestock. Just below The Hall you will find the beautifully constructed Sunrise Pond which offers fishing for bass and perch. RANCH ACTIVITIES • Hunting• Trail Hiking• Biking• Evening Stargazing• Wildlife Photography• Fishing at Sunrise Pond • Trap Shooting • Relax and Rest INCLUSIONS: All furnishings inside the cabins, cottages, and event venues will convey, along with an array of ranch equipment. LOCATION: An easy 15-20± minute drive north of Fredericksburg via Ranch Road 965 and just south of Enchanted Rock State Park.

DESCRIPTION The Pathways Ranch is a stunning live-water ranch in highly sought after Gillespie County. The ranch offers total privacy and seclusion, yet is just minutes to Fredericksburg’s Main Street. With its gorgeous spring-fed creek, long distance views, newly constructed barn, great access, and desirable shape this property checks every box for a Hill Country ranch! IMPROVEMENTS The newly constructed barn has 4,000+ sf of enclosed space with a bathroom and shower, deer cooler, large gun safe, plumbed compressed air system, Wi-Fi, A/V system with Sonos, Tesla charger, and a 40x80’ covered equipment storage area in the rear and a 26x80’ cement slab/covered parking in the front. The barn also features a deer cleaning station with lights and two powered winches. The large metal roof on the barn is tied into a rain catchment system that flows into a 65,000-gallon storage tank. There is a large solar array to supplement power to the barn, so the CTEC energy bill never exceeds $27/month, and surplus power is pushed back to CTEC and credited via a wholesale agreement. Along the creek there is a newly constructed covered and paved gun range with a storage building and solar power. The owners have installed almost three miles of crushed granite roads, including the privately owned lane from Gypsum Mine Rd, ensuring easy and comfortable access into and around the ranch. WATER The highlight of the property is the 4,600+ ft of both sides of spring-fed Long Branch Creek. Two dams have been constructed along the creek to create two beautiful lakes that ensure year-round recreation, the largest being 13+ft deep! According to the owners, this creek has never stopped flowing under their stewardship, even during the recent drought. There is one water well on the property that is 120ft and yields 4GPM, however it is rarely used due to the high-capacity (65,000 gallon) rainwater storage that is currently full. LAND / TOPOGRAPHY The topography is mostly gently rolling and very usable, with 120ft of elevation change across the ranch, ranging from 1900 - 2020ft above sea level. The owners have done extensive cedar clearing, enabling the native grasses to flourish and opening up the creek bottom and hilltops which offer some breathtaking long-distance views. There are some beautiful mature hardwoods along the creek and numerous Live Oaks throughout the ranch. WILDLIFE The ranch boasts a healthy population of native Whitetail, and Rio Grande Turkey. LOCATION The ranch is conveniently located just 14 miles north of Fredericksburg and accessed from an owned lane from Gypsum Mine Rd. There is also a secondary easement access off the north end of the ranch out to Schneider-Moellering Road. TAXES Wildlife Tax Exemption in place.