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McIntire Ranch

Coordinates: 37°16′50″N 105°49′05″W / 37.28056°N 105.81806°W / 37.28056; -105.81806
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McIntire Ranch
McIntire Ranch is located in Colorado
McIntire Ranch
LocationApprox. 1.5 mi. N. of Co. Rd. V, Sanford, Colorado
Coordinates37°16′50″N 105°49′05″W / 37.28056°N 105.81806°W / 37.28056; -105.81806
Area14.2 acres (5.7 ha)
Built1880
Architectural styleLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Territorial Adobe
NRHP reference No.08000204[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 2008

McIntire Ranch, in Conejos County, Colorado near Sanford, Colorado, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The listing included the remains of ranch buildings on a 14.2 acres (5.7 ha) area.[1]

The site is in the southern end of the San Luis Valley on land now administered by the Bureau of Land Management's La Jara Field Office, "on a low, sloping bench that overlooks a series of small ponds to the west in the foreground and the Conejos River in the distance."[2]

The main house was a Territorial Adobe structure built of adobe blocks.[2]

It is located approximately 1.5 miles north of County Road V, and is about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Sanford.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Jack Pfertsh (January 17, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: McIntire Ranch / Los Ojos; 5CN793". National Park Service. Retrieved January 17, 2020. With accompanying 22 photos