Iowa Park in Wichita County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Tom Loyd Burnett Home

Photographed by James Hulse, October 27, 2025

1. Tom Loyd Burnett Home Marker

Inscription. Prominent cattleman and civic leader Tom Loyd Burnett (b. 1871) had this house built in 1924. The Colonial Revival residence was designed by the Wichita Falls architectural firm of Voelcker & Dixon. After Burnett's death in 1938, the house became the residence of his cousin, rancher and civic leader Will Burnett, and his wife, Maggie (Denny). The Burnett home, an Iowa Park landmark, features a dutch gambril roof with a clipped gable. Recorded texas historic landmark - 1983

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5503.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 33° 57.351′ N, 98° 40.349′ W. Marker is in Iowa Park, Texas, in Wichita County. It is at the intersection of West Alameda Street and North Pacific Ave (Farm to Market Road 368), on the right when traveling west on West Alameda Street. The marker is located at the front entrance of the house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 W Alameda St, Iowa Park TX 76367, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tom Lloyd Burnett (a few steps from this marker); Site of Wichita Valley Refinery and Texas-Oklahoma Fair

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Iowa Park Lodge No. 713, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town of Iowa Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wichita Falls Lodge No. 635, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 7.4 miles away); Captain John Holliday (approx. 8.6 miles away); Call Field (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iowa Park.

Also see . . . Thomas Lloyd Burnett: A Legacy in Ranching and Community Service. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

On October 8, 1891, he married Ollie Lake of Fort Worth. They had one child. During the Spanish-American War in 1898 Burnett served as a captain with the Rough Riders (see. In April 1905 he, his father, Quanah Parker, and John R. Abernathy staged a famous wolf hunt on the Big Pasture for President Theodore Roosevelt. Following the breakup of the pasture shortly thereafter, Burnett moved his family back to the Iowa Park headquarters, which his father had leased to him along with the Wichita County ranch, after developing the Four Sixes Ranch in King County. By then
Photographed by James Hulse, October 27, 2025

2. Tom Loyd Burnett Home Marker
he had accumulated a sizable herd of his own, and in 1912, on the death of his grandfather Martin B. Lloyd, he inherited a fourth of the Wichita County properties and a large sum of money. About that time Burnett adopted Lloyd's Triangle brand as his own. The oil discoveries in the county further enlarged his fortune. In 1918 Burnett and his wife were divorced, a move that offended his father. When Burk Burnett died in 1922, he bequeathed Tom $25,000 a year and left the bulk of his estate in trust for his daughter, with a third of the income to go to her mother.

(Submitted on October 31, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

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Photographed by James Hulse, October 27, 2025

3. Tom Loyd Burnett Home

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.