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The Salt Works Ranch, at 3858
U.S. Route 285 U.S. Route 285 is a north–south United States highway, running 846 miles (1,362 km) through the states of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. The highway's southern terminus is in Sanderson, Texas at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. ...
in
Park County, Colorado Park County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 17,390. The county seat and largest incorporated town is Fairplay, Colorado, Fairplay, while the unincorporated ...
near Hartsel, Colorado, was founded in 1862. The land is unusual for the presence of saline springs. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 2001. The ranch includes the Colorado Salt Works, which is separately listed on the National Register, and is crossed by U.S. Highway 285 and by the 1879 railroad grade of the Denver South Park & Pacific. The listed area includes 17
contributing buildings In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic dist ...
, two
contributing structures In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distr ...
, and a contributing site, on . The main ranch house was built in 1872; it has elements of Second Empire style. A number of homestead
log cabins A log cabin is a small log house, especially a minimally finished or less architecturally sophisticated structure. Log cabins have an ancient history in Europe, and in America are often associated with first-generation home building by settle ...
, some moved from elsewhere to serve as quarters for ranch hands, survive on the property. With The property has senior water rights used for hay meadows. In the same family for 140 years, it has been designated a Colorado Centennial Ranch by the Colorado Historical Society.


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Centennial ranches Ranches in Colorado Log buildings and structures in Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Park County, Colorado Buildings and structures completed in 1862 {{Colorado-NRHP-stub