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Samuel T. Brown's Sheep Ranch, 6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

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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...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N389

Survey number: HABS CO-90

Building/structure dates: 1882- ca. 1945 Initial Construction

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1945
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Brown's Sheep Ranch
Thallheimer, Arnold
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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

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sheep ranches cattle ranches adobe buildings agriculture homesteading colorado samuel samuel t brown sheep ranch sheep ranch miles highway model las animas las animas county brown sheep ranch historic american buildings survey a narvaez arnold thallheimer photo ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress