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John Sanders Cross Homestead, 11 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

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John Sanders Cross Homestead, 11 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

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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

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1940
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Cross, John Sanders
Thallheimer, Arnold, photographer
McFadden, Michell, historian
Wiatr, Al, historian
Kirkpatrick, John H, delineator
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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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