Rooney Ranch, Main House, Rooney Road & West Alamdea Parkway, Morrison, Jefferson County, CO
Summary
Significance: Rooney Ranch, one of the oldest ranches in Jefferson County, Colorado, is significant for its local historical associations and for the high quality of masonry construction exhibited in its principal structures.
The significance of the ranch to the historical and architectural development of Jefferson County was recognized in 1975 when the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Rooney Ranch was designated a Jefferson County Landmark the following year.
Survey number: HABS CO-65-A
Building/structure dates: ca. 1865 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75000522
Tags
houses
stone buildings
ranches
gable roofs
inside end chimneys
dormers
lintels
springhouses
gates
morrison
rooney
ranch
rooney ranch
house
main house
rooney road
alamdea
west alamdea parkway
jefferson county
colorado
kenneth m gambrill
historic american buildings survey
kathryn m kuranda
paul m murillo
alexander and emiline rooney
photo
west alameda parkway
ultra high resolution
high resolution
united states history
stairs
stairways
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Rooney, Alexander & Emiline
Murillo, Paul M, photographer
Gambrill, Kenneth M, historian
Kuranda, Kathryn M, historian
Location
Morrison
,
39.65360, -105.19110
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html