luxury farmhouse with pool for sale La Porte, United States

Welcome to S Lazy S Ranch, an extraordinary private estate on approximately 80 acres in Simonton/Wallis, where timeless architecture meets refined Texas ranch living. Designed by renowned architect, the 5,000+ SF home features a distinctive floor plan maximizing pond views, natural light, and seamless indoor-outdoor living. The thoughtfully designed interior offers spacious gathering areas, a chef's kitchen with Viking appliances, a luxurious primary suite, private guest suites, and flexible bonus space. Outdoors, enjoy covered patios, an infinity-edge spa, outdoor kitchen, fire feature, two stocked ponds, and abundant wildlife. A barn includes four horse stalls, workshop, guest apartment, and equipment storage. Gated and fenced, this remarkable property offers exceptional privacy just minutes from dining and less than an hour from Houston. Distance to Downtown Houston: 43 miles; Katy: 20 miles; Memorial City: 32 miles; The Galleria: 39 miles.

Own a piece of Texas history at Estancia Pueblo Viejo Ranch. Set on 91+ acres atop the Brazos River in Austin County—within the historic Stephen F. Austin land grant—this gated estate offers refined living in a spectacular natural setting. The single-story main home showcases masterful craftsmanship, premium finishes, and a timeless design. Highlights include expansive living spaces, his-and-hers offices, a guest suite with kitchenette, and a primary suite featuring river views, a private gym and sauna, spa-like bath, screened porch, and large closet. World-class masonry and woodworking are found throughout. Equestrian amenities include a barn with 8 horse stalls and a 2BR/1BA apartment with kitchen. On-site staff quarters feature 3 apartments and a 3,200 sq.ft. equipment shop. A 125kW generator and private well ensure self-sufficiency. Breathtaking views, abundant wildlife, and total privacy complete this rare offering.

Less than an hour’s drive from Houston, the incomparable Broad Oaks Ranch in Hempstead, TX includes 1,245± acres of 3.5 miles of Brazos River frontage with beaches, several ponds, 12± acre stocked fishing lake, 5 water wells, improved/extensive open pastures with native Pecan trees/Mixed Oak and Mesquite trees, and thick woods providing natural habitat for wildlife. A truly unequaled high-fence hunting ranch with white tail deer, exotics, waterfowl and upland game birds. Exquisitely appointed 4 bedroom/5 full-bath/6 half-bath main house with outdoor fire pit/oversized heated pool/ infinity edge/water features/hot tub, handsomely designed for entertaining. Beautifully remodeled 3 bedroom/3 bath guest house. Barndominium for entertaining with 6 bedrooms, spacious living areas and kitchen. 8-stall horse barn with office/conference room/workshop. 2 bedroom overflow cabin. All appointed with great attention to detail, fabulous millwork and exceptional stonework.

Just three miles from Round Top Square, this extraordinary 69-acre ag-exempt estate blends timeless Texas elegance with exceptional craftsmanship. Designed by Geschke Group Architecture and built by Tindall Builders, the custom 4BR, 3.5BA home features vaulted ceilings, white oak floors, shiplap walls, solid wood doors, antique beams, and a chef's kitchen with quartzite countertops, oversized island, and custom hammered copper vent hood. The expansive covered porch overlooks a newly enlarged 1-acre stocked bass pond with dock, majestic live oaks, and rolling pasture. Enjoy a heated pool and spa, built-in grill, fire pit, Glasco landscaping and irrigation, hog-wire fencing, and a charming chicken coop with an antique chandelier. Offered fully furnished, this turnkey estate is a rare opportunity to own one of Round Top's premier luxury properties.

Description: Opportunities to own a property like the Bar Nothing Ranch are few and far between— and only becoming rarer with time. Owned and operated by the same family since 1971, the Bar Nothing Ranch stands as the largest contiguous property in Fayette County. Its upside potential is tremendous, thanks in part to its central location between three of the largest cities in the country: approximately 60 miles from Austin, 95 miles from San Antonio, and 115 miles from Houston. The ranch itself is nothing short of exceptional, offering sweeping pastures, towering hardwoods, lush creek bottoms, striking elevation changes, well-placed improvements, and abundant surface and subsurface water. It’s a landscape with both legacy and limitless possibilities. Improvements: The quaint 5-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home sits in a spectacular setting beneath towering oak and elm trees, thoughtfully placed to overlook the Buckners Creek bottom for truly breathtaking views. Built in the early 1970s and featured in Architectural Digest soon after, the home showcases an open-concept living and dining area with floor-to-ceiling windows that frame uninterrupted vistas of the surrounding landscape. A pool and covered pavilion offer a welcome retreat during warmer months, and a three-vehicle carport provides ample parking. At the ranch headquarters, you’ll find an office, horse barn, cattle-working pens, a hay barn, and multiple additional barns and storage buildings. The property features a low-fence perimeter and extensive cross-fencing designed for efficient cattle rotation. Water: This ranch offers exceptional surface and subsurface water. Live Oak Creek and Chandler Branch Creek converge into Buckners Creek on the property, with each holding water year-round and flowing consistently during periods of normal rainfall. Blue Lake, the largest body of water on the ranch, spans approximately 6± acres when full. There are two other ponds and the ranch has a total of four water wells, with both the Blue Lake well and the house well each yielding over 120± GPM. Water troughs are scattered throughout, ensuring at least one dependable source of water in every pasture. There is also municipal water to the house, available line along FM 154 with two meters in place. Vegetation/Terrain: The property offers a balanced mix of open pastureland dotted with century-old oaks and thicker wooded areas along the creek bottoms and drainages. Historically operated as a cattle ranch, the open pastures have allowed some brush to return, creating additional cover for wildlife. The creek bottoms are lined with towering Live Oak, Post Oak, Cedar Elm, and occasional Pecan and Cottonwood trees. Rolling terrain with nearly 100 feet of elevation change provides beautiful views across the ranch, including one of the best vantage points from the back porch of the home. Wildlife: The ranch is teeming with wildlife, including a robust population of whitetail deer, Rio Grande turkeys, dove, wild hogs, and varmints. Blue Lake and the Buckners Creek bottom attract abundant migrating waterfowl in the fall and winter months. Fishing opportunities for bass, catfish, and perch are available both in Blue Lake and in the creek. Minerals: Negotiable. Taxes: Agricultural Exempt.