John Sanders Cross Homestead, 11 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO
Summary
Significance: It is an example of a homestead established by former cowboys after the turn of the century in Pinon Canyon area of Las Animas County. The vernacular architecture of the site demonstrates the growth of a single-room homestead to a multi-room homestead with outbuildings. The site consists of 5 structures utilizing a variety of local buildings techniques and materials, although jacal and sandstone dominate...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N392
Survey number: HABS CO-93
Building/structure dates: ca. 1906- ca. 1940 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1940
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Cross, John Sanders
Thallheimer, Arnold, photographer
McFadden, Michell, historian
Wiatr, Al, historian
Kirkpatrick, John H, delineator
Location
colorado, 37.37224, -104.24497
Source
Library of Congress
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