Samuel T. Brown's Sheep Ranch, 6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO
Summary
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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Tags
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
Date
1945
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Brown's Sheep Ranch
Thallheimer, Arnold
Location
colorado
,
37.37224, -104.24497
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