Step into the past at the Pierce Ranch House, where discerning clients can experience the legacy of a Texas gulf coast cattleman's estate. Located just one hour southwest of Houston, on the Pierce Ranch, this residence originated as the headquarters of Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce, who lived in the house between 1886 and 1900.
The story of his cattle empire is well known to students of Texas History. Today, the Pierce Ranch house and its grounds provide an elegant, welcoming retreat for hunting parties, corporate events, family gatherings and weddings. We hope each of our guests will fall in love with the place our family has cherished for five generations.
The story of his cattle empire is well known to students of Texas History. Today, the Pierce Ranch house and its grounds provide an elegant, welcoming retreat for hunting parties, corporate events, family gatherings and weddings. We hope each of our guests will fall in love with the place our family has cherished for five generations.
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Goley Richardson
Nov 21, 2019
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What a beautiful place! The staff were great and eager to make sure you had everything you needed. The facilities were excellent for a meeting, the main house was clean and very comfortable. The accommodations were excellent; was one of the best night's sleep I've had traveling. It would have been "the best" if mother nature would have cooperated and not brought a windy storm that ruined the night sky viewing and made it impossible to light the fire pit to enjoy poolside after the fabulous dinner! This place has everything, including a piece of Texas history.
Rentz Family
Nov 05, 2019
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Nestled among picturesque oaks on a working cattle operation, this historic home hosted our book club in high style. The spacious bedrooms boasted modern bathrooms and an abundance of southern charm - Texas style! Although the ranch house had ample entertaining space, we also utilized the pool house as a meeting place with its wide-open setting, high ceiling and kitchen. The beautiful pool is close to a barbecue pavilion, fire pit and well appointed bath/changing house. All the out buildings are charmingly arranged near the main house. You will feel right at home from the time the oak-lined drive
Gina Angulo
Sep 01, 2019
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What an amazing place!!! We really enjoyed our time at The Pierce Ranch. The main house was great for our large group. Each bedroom has a private bath and we each had our own bed. The beds were soooo comfortable and had great soft linens.
We had a class in the “Play House” which was a fabulous space with tons of natural light through huge windows. It was easily arranged to accommodate each activity we did.
The grounds of the ranch are enormous, and we enjoyed leisurely walks on the property and seeing the creek and wildlife, as well as the horses, cows and dogs! The property also has a pool
We had a class in the “Play House” which was a fabulous space with tons of natural light through huge windows. It was easily arranged to accommodate each activity we did.
The grounds of the ranch are enormous, and we enjoyed leisurely walks on the property and seeing the creek and wildlife, as well as the horses, cows and dogs! The property also has a pool
Amy Taylor
Aug 16, 2019
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We and 5 other couples enjoyed a perfect and relaxing weekend at the historic Pierce Ranch House. The Ranch House is well preserved, very comfortable and full of Southern hospitality. The Sunday morning brunch was abundant and delicious, all cheerfully served as we sat and visited with our guests. We will happily return for another perfect weekend getaway.
Patricia Aldridge
Jul 26, 2019
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We were so excited to have our wedding at the Pierce Ranch House, and we were not disappointed! Kaye and Shelly gave such attention to details.... the food, the beautiful home, the skeet shooting, the catering to the elderly parents, making us all feel like family! No request was too big for this group! It was perfect in every way, and we couldn’t be more appreciative! Thank you to all the staff for making this special day so memorable! We will be back! ❤️
Gretchen Penny
Jul 23, 2019
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I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at Pierce Ranch. I stayed in the main house in one of the lovely bedrooms upstairs and loved the antique manor house decor and wrap around porch outside my door. My group enjoyed the "play room" or pool house, which has a full kitchen and was great for meal prep and team-building activities, with easy access to the pool, patio area, fire pit and outdoor kitchen. We were a group of about 14 women and we all had a great time!!! Great place for a Girls' Weekend!!!
Antonio Guerra
Jul 19, 2019
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OMG Everything about this place we just love We booked this amazing place for a family reunión back in March this year and Wow, we had he best time ever Staff was so helpful making sure we had everything we needed before the event was set up and ready to go, there is not one thing that went wrong. We had a little over 80 people there and they all just loved it We will definitely go back and visit this place Highly recommend Thank Kaye and Melinda they were awesome
Michael Gothard
Jul 10, 2019
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The Pierce Ranch House was the perfect location to host my groomsmen and their wives during my wedding weekend. The property boasts beautiful southern charm and the amenities are ideal. We took advantage of shooting skeet, playing tennis and grilling poolside. The home and the grounds were well maintained and provided a great place to relax and enjoy a peaceful setting in south Texas. Kaye and Shelly were very attentive to insuring the weekend was flawless. We look forward to our next stay!
Margaret Gay Landry Bearb
Apr 26, 2019
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Staff is TOP NOTCH !!! They were there to help us the whole w/e !!! If we needed, they helped us !!
We loved our stay !!! Had a blast !!
Everything was VERY convenient in location for all our needs during our stay !!!
Loved the Pool House convenience for the rain evening we had — great set-ups !!
5-STARS from the Bearb’s from Lafayette, LA ... I hope the Texas Crew enjoyed all our Cajun eats 💖
We loved our stay !!! Had a blast !!
Everything was VERY convenient in location for all our needs during our stay !!!
Loved the Pool House convenience for the rain evening we had — great set-ups !!
5-STARS from the Bearb’s from Lafayette, LA ... I hope the Texas Crew enjoyed all our Cajun eats 💖
Abby King
Apr 21, 2019
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Stacie Landry Reed
Apr 19, 2019
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Savannah McClain
Dec 06, 2018
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Lashawn Victorian
Sep 12, 2018
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Amazing! We used the pool house for my daughter’s “Noon Tea” bridal shower. The staff/owners went above and beyond our expectations. Plenty of room, ice machine/dishes/glasses/utensils were provided for our use. It was July and the AC kept the area seriously cool! Our guests walked the grounds and took plenty of pictures. They were very impressed! We were made to feel very welcome by the staff. The grounds are impeccable! My family (both maternal and paternal) will be using this location for future family reunions! I can truly recommend this ranch to anyone for any type of function. You won’t