Historical Marker

Old D.N. Arnett Home

Historical marker location:

685 Chestnut St., Colorado City, Texas

( 685 Chestnut Street, Colorado City.)

Built in 1899 by rancher F.E. McKenzie; Victorian architecture features porch columns with spool trim and decorative wood "awnings" over the windows. Sold in 1900 to A.B. Robertson, rancher; in 1912, to D.N. Arnett, retired manager of the Great Spade-Renderbrook Ranch. After his death in 1934, his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Merritt, made this their home. Four generations of the Arnett Family have lived here.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968.