Historical Marker
Rock Barn
Historical marker location:
SH 152, E of Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas
( From Wheeler, take S.H. 152 east about 10 miles; turn north onto private drive to barn site, about 2 miles on private property (Patton Ranch))
Marker installed: 1967
Built 1891 by F. M. Patton, a rancher; native stone with cottonwood framing. Part of lumber came from abandoned Fort Elliott. Barn was one of first in county; used to store prairie hay, alfalfa. W. G. Stiles family, owners, purchased ranch in 1901.
(Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967).