Southfork Ranch
Southfork Ranch is a conference and event center located near Plano, Texas, U.S.; it contains the Ewing Mansion, which was the setting for the 1978 to 1991 television series Dallas. The ranch is located at 3700 Hogge (pronounced "Hoag") Drive in Parker, Texas.
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The house was built in 1970 by Joe Duncan and was known as Duncan Acres, named after his family. The property was originally 200 acres (0.81 km2) in size. The "Mansion" at Southfork Ranch is actually a 4769 sq ft. house with a 957 sq ft (88.9 m2) enclosed garage that was turned into a den/card room.
The TV series' exteriors were shot on the ranch beginning with the second season (1978–1979) of Dallas, and shot there until 1989 when the series' production shifted entirely to Lorimar Studios (now Sony Pictures Studios) in California. The reunion movies J.R. Returns (1996) and War of the Ewings (1998) returned to the ranch, along with the reunion special Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork (2004). War of the Ewings in 1998 was the only time filming was done inside the real ranch for dramatic purposes (Return to Southfork in 2004 was a retrospective, and not a genuine "episode").
In 1993-94, the ranch was featured prominently in the Little Texas music video God Blessed Texas.
The ranch is currently an event and conference center, owned by Forever Resorts. Daily tours of the Ranch and Ewing Mansion are offered for an admission fee of $9.50 for adults. It is home to the KLTY-FM radio Christian concert Celebrate Freedom, held annually during the Independence Day celebration, and to the July 4, 2009 "America's Tea Party," which an organizer claimed drew an estimated crowd of 25,000 to 35,000 attendees.[1]
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Southfork Ranch Main Gate
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Rear view of mansion
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Swimming pool at Southfork
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Coordinates: 33°02′57″N 96°36′33″W / 33.04917°N 96.60917°W
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