27475 N Us-281 Stephenville TX 76401 MLS #21291791

Land like this rarely comes to market in Erath County. Twenty-eight years of careful stewardship. Ready to be passed on.
±319.44 contiguous acres on US Highway 281 in Erath County, fourteen miles north of Stephenville and ninety minutes from the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. A legacy ranch carved from the historic Jordan Ranch and held by one family for twenty-eight years.
1,570 feet of US Highway 281 frontage with two gated entrances. Elevation rises from 1,090 to 1,260 feet with panoramic views in every direction. Forty-two acres of cleared pasture in Coastal Bermuda and bluestem opens through heavy live oak, post oak, and mesquite timber. A seasonal creek runs through the property. The stretch of 281 in front is locally known as Jordan Hill. The ridge above is Buck Ridge, named for what comes off it.
Two water wells, each 12+ GPM. Three stock tanks, including a spring-fed main.
Whitetail deer, Rio Grande turkey, dove, coyotes, and bobcats. Very low hunting pressure for five years. Two bow stands, one box blind, three feeders in place.
Custom 2,040 sqft home built 2011 by David Taylor Construction. Hill Country ranch style. Stone exterior, standing seam metal roof, slab, 2×6 walls with urethane foam. Three bedrooms, two baths. Mesquite floors on the second level. Custom mesquite and knotty alder doors. Hand-forged iron stair banisters from a Colorado artisan. Dry-stack stone fireplace. Kitchen: quartz counters, custom cabinetry, commercial range, gas appliances, island, walk-in pantry. 1,744 sqft wraparound porch.
Systems: well water with filtration, septic, tankless water heater, 500-gallon in-ground propane, United Cooperative electric. Fiber and Starlink available. Outbuildings: 120 sqft wellhouse (2010), 30 by 30 porte cochère (2024) with 225 sqft of unfinished storage above, 1,248 sqft barn slab (2021).
Active agricultural exemption. No HOA, no subdivision, no restrictions. Morgan Mill ISD and Stephenville High School.