Location
2000 US-287
Clarendon, TX 79226
806-944-5591 for general information
806-205-2607 for group tours of 10 or more
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Hours
Tuesday to Saturday
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Guided House Tours
11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm
Tickets
Adult $5
Senior/Veteran/Teacher/First Responder $3
Child (6-17) $2
Child (5 and under) Free
Family (2 adults & 1 child) $8, each additional child $1
Programs
Public Tours
Living History Programs
Special Events
School Programs
Charles Goodnight co-founded the JA Ranch in 1876, the first cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle. In 1887, he built a Victorian home for his new venture, the Goodnight-Thayer Cattle Company. His wife Mary Ann helped run the ranch and preserve American bison. Today, the restored home features a spacious second-floor porch overlooking descendants of the Goodnights' original bison herd.
See the Site
Plan Your Visit
Peer into pioneer prairie life during a tour of the Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight historic home.
Goodnight Ranch History
Charles Foxwing Goodnight was born March 5, 1836, on the family farm in Macoupin County, Illinois.
Support the Friends of Goodnight Ranch
Friends of Goodnight Ranch is a "Fiscally Sponsored Project" of the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission (a 501(C)(3) nonprofit charitable organization). Your gift will directly support this organization.
Events at Goodnight Ranch
Frontier Voices: Black Cowboys and Buffalo Soldiers
Saturday 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.A free program about the Black men who came to the Panhandle to take on numerous roles– whether soldier, cowboy, preacher, or all of the above, these men played an important part in taming the Texas Frontier. Let's take a deep dive into the lives of these men and how they forever changed the Texas we know and love today! Self guided house tour follows the program.
History in the Air: Smelling the Pioneer Past
Saturday 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Coal, Milk, Bison Patties, and grass! Close your eyes, guess the smell, and learn about its connection to the Goodnight Ranch and Goodnight community! This FREE program will be followed by a self-guided house tour of the Goodnight home.
Edwardian Hygiene and Health
Saturday 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Today, we have it easy with modern toilets that flush, showers that provide hot water in an instant, and antibiotics for when we get sick-- but what did Edwardian health and hygiene look like in the pioneer past, and how did it affect the community? This FREE program is open to the public and will be followed by a self-guided tour of the Goodnight Home!
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