{"nrhp_refnum":"85000960","name":"XIT General Office","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Railroad Ave. and 5th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Channing","county":"Hartley County","state":"TX","lat":35.685994821000065,"lon":-102.33163401199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-05-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A modest one-story, T-shaped common-bond brick office building at Railroad Ave. and Fifth St. in Channing, Hartley County, Texas, built in 1898-99 as the general office of the XIT Ranch. A west wing was added in 1901.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building has as strong an association with the vast XIT Ranch as any surviving structure, since most other ranch buildings have been lost, altered or moved. It also notes the office is remarkable for its date and architecture and retains its integrity. Only the ranching association was developed as a significance area.","narrative":"Once the headquarters of a ranching empire, this small brick office in Channing, Texas, was built in 1898-99 for the XIT Ranch, which at its height covered about three million acres of the Panhandle. Ranch manager A.G. Boyce had it constructed across from his own house. The T-shaped building has a wraparound veranda, Italianate brackets, oculus windows and a bay window on the south wing. Inside, two main rooms served as the general ranch office and Boyce's private office, and a west wing added in 1901 holds the ranch vault. The ranch offices operated here until 1914, after which the building became a private residence. Most XIT lands were sold off beginning in 1901 and few associated structures survive intact. The office is listed because it keeps as strong a link to the ranch as any remaining building, and because it retains its original character to an unusual degree.","period_of_significance":"1898-99","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eastlake and Italianate detailing (late Victorian)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant, in fair condition, on its original site, with work in progress. It was converted to a private residence after the ranch sold it in 1914.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.035083-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/9725/40972523/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85000960.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972523","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000372"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hartley-county/xit-general-office-85000960/"}