Michaelis Ranch

Michaelis, M.G., Ranch
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Michaelis ca. 1908
Location:	3600 FM 150 West, Kyle, Texas
Coordinates:	30°1′45.55″N 97°55′26.18″W / 30.0293194°N 97.9239389°W / 30.0293194; -97.9239389Coordinates: 30°1′45.55″N 97°55′26.18″W / 30.0293194°N 97.9239389°W / 30.0293194; -97.9239389
Built:	1898
Architectural style:	Queen Anne
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	02001212[1]
Added to NRHP:	March 07, 2003

The Michaelis Ranch is a historic cattle ranch located near Kyle, Texas United States. The ranch was founded by Max G. Michaelis Sr. in the late 1890s, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The ranch was known in the early 20th century as one of the largest producers of donkeys in the United States, and became famous in the 1930s for introducing Charolais cattle to the United States.^[2] The ranch was also home to Helen Michaelis, the first woman inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.

External links

• Michaelis Ranch Website

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the M. G. Michaelis Ranch. October, 1990