3690 Schumann Rd, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 - Gillespie County

DESCRIPTION

Towering views and a remarkable landscape make this ranch a fantastic opportunity. Beautiful hilltops provide impressive long-range views for an incredible future home or weekend getaway residence. Fully surrounded by good-sized neighboring ranches, Browder Ranch showcases a rare-captivating Hill Country setting. The property has served as a recreational, family hunting, and cattle ranch within the same family for generations. Perimeter-low fencing is in place, except for a portion of the western boundary that is high fencing. There is one cross fence in place that pastures out 75+/- acres. One operational water well, outfitted with a submersible pump, is located near the ranch house on the south end of the property. The state well log indicates the well is capable of 100+/- GPM and is 700+/- feet deep. The ranch is under an AG Exemption, and electricity is available.

LOCATION

The Browder Ranch is 3.3+/- miles from historic Albert, Texas, where the famous Albert Dancehall resides. The dance hall is a popular local attraction where visitors can enjoy live music and dancing.

Located 9+/- miles from Stonewall, Texas, which is home to the annual Peach Jamboree and Rodeo. Stonewall has an elementary school, a hardware store, local peach stands, a gas station, and many other commercial-type businesses along the Highway 290 corridor.

Fredericksburg, Texas, is located 25+/- miles from the ranch. Fredericksburg is a popular tourist destination with an exceptional main street. Visitors and residents alike have the opportunity to enjoy the many local businesses and restaurants that are present in the area.

15+/- miles from Hye

18+/- miles from Luckenbach

58+/- miles from San Antonio

66+/- miles from Austin

LAND

The owners have been good stewards of the land and have selectively removed cedar over the years. Other areas have been left undisturbed, which has left exceptional cover for the native wildlife. The landscape has a nice roll, dotted with live oak trees. There is a nice combination of rolling terrain with about 180 of elevation change.

The ranch is well watered with five ponds on the ranch, two of which have been reliable over our most recent summer. The largest of the ponds is nearly one acre on the property's north end.

IMPROVEMENTS

The ranch house is perched up on one of the main hills of the ranch, featuring 2,451+/- sf with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The house was originally built around 1958 and added onto in 2002. The house features a nice overhang porch facing the south that is a great advantage point to enjoy the long-range views, a good-sized kitchen, a living room area, a spacious master bedroom, and three bathrooms. An attached single-car garage and a 300+/- sf workshop are nearby. Other improvements include an older dirt floor barn used to store hay.

WILDLIFE

Wildlife is in abundance with frequent sightings of whitetail deer, turkey, dove and feral hogs.

WATER

There is one operational water well on the ranch. The State Well Log indicates the well is capable of producing 100+/- GPM at 700'+/- deep. Additionally, there are five ponds on the property, two of which have been reliable over this past summer. The largest of the ponds is nearly 1+/- acre in size.