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Samuel T. Brown's Sheep Ranch, 6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO
Location6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350,
Model vicinity, CO
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CO-90
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N389).
Building/structure dates:
1882 initial construction
Significance: The growth of the ranch illustrates the expansion of a small 19th century homestead to one of the largest stock raising operations in the Pinon Canyon area of Las Animas County. One structure, the commissary, reflects not only the large scale operation of the ranch, but also the extreme isolation of those who settled here. Beginning with a 2-room house connected with a breezeway, the ranch expanded to include a newer residence, a bunkhouse, a barn, a commissary, and a garage, all of adobe...
Subjects
AgricultureHomesteadingAdobe Buildings
Related Names
Brown's Sheep Ranch
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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