William Rice Ranch

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Trying to find some maps, or even photos, of William Marsh Rice's ranch south of the Rice Institute.  The ranch had to be outlined, by text, at some point?

A little confusing. The ranch was 10,000 acres and covered from Main & Holcombe to Stella Link, to Buffalo Speedway? The City of Bellaire was formed, from just 3,000 acres, of the 10,000 acres ranch.

From the newspaper Southwestern Times dated June 24, 1948.

The original portion of Westmoreland Farms, almost all of which Bellaire has annexed was composed of 3,000 acres of the 10,000 acre William M. Rice ranch. In trying to sell the property, the developers pointed out the fact that the Rice Institute was being planned and that the--

Sketch showing relative location of Houston, Rice Institute & Westmoreland Farms also Drainage Between Harris and Brays Bayous.

April 4, 1912

From Westmoreland Farms to Main & Holcombe would be my guess of the 10,000 acres:

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I think the outlined area with Bellaire in the middle was the entire 10,000 acres.

There is a more detailed map in this Rice History blog https://ricehistorycorner.com/2013/01/07/the-intersection-of-reynolds-avenue-and-westmoreland-boulevard-1912/

Additional maps at this link https://ricehistorycorner.com/2012/12/14/maps/