Texas oil legend T. Boone Pickens was famous for a number of reasons.

Despite making his money in oil, he ventured off the beaten path back in 2014, trying to find green in green energy. His investment in wind energy ended up costing him $300 million, and his billionaire status.

He was also a hedge fund founder and philanthropist.

And yes, T. Boone Pickens is his real name. Also, yes, that is the most Texan name in the history of Texas.

In 2017, he made headlines for listing his 100-square-mile ranch in the Texas Panhandle, northeast of Amarillo, for a whopping $250 million (around R3,6 billion).

Pickens passed away on Wednesday, September 11, at the ripe old age of 91. His ranch is still on the market, which means that we get to take a look at it.

Here’s Business Insider:

When Pickens first bought about 2,900 acres of land here in 1971, the only structure was a corrugated metal house that he used to stay warm during days of hunting quail.

Since then, the ranch has increased by 22 times its original size and now covers some 64,800 acres.

Additionally, there are now a number of different structures: the 12,000-square-foot lake house; the 33,000-square-foot lodge; the 6,000-square-foot family house; the 1,700-square-foot gatehouse; the 1,600-square-foot pub; and the 11,000-square-foot kennel.

Pickens’ childhood home was moved onto the property from Oklahoma in 2008:

There are roughly 12 miles of water in the form of man-made waterfalls, creeks, and lakes.

In 2014, Pickens married his fifth wife — the couple later divorced — in a chapel on the premises.

The front door of the lake house used to be situated on Bing Crosby’s house. It’s a metal door with stained glass.

Here’s the private airport:

And the inevitable private cinema that seats 30 people:

All of the furnishings, farming equipment, pick-up trucks, and hunting gear are included in the purchase price.

However, Pickens’ personal art collection, according to the listing website, as well as other personal effects, are not included in the purchase.

Pickens reportedly owned pieces from artists N.C. Wyeth and Charles M. Russell, as well as an oil painting of his late dog, Papillon, that hangs in the master bedroom of the Lake House.

The buyer of the property will also get 40 bird dogs for hunting quail.

The dogs can be housed in the 11,000-square-foot kennel on the property, which boasts a veterinary lab, an office, a meat-processing center, and an exercise area.

There’s also a single-story structure where ammunition, hunting gear, rifles, and shotguns are stored.

This is less of a ranch and more of a compound. Might be worth the investment if you’re keen to live off the grid or start a cult.

I have a feeling it’s going to be on the market for a while.

[source:businessinsider]