Swett Ranch, in
Daggett County, Utah
Daggett County ( ) is a county in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 935, making it the least populous county in Utah. Its county seat is Manila. The county was named for ...
southwest of
Dutch John, has buildings dating from 1909. A section of the ranch was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 1979. It included nine
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 distri ...
and three
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 distric ...
.
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Historic function: Domestic; Industry/processing/extraction; Agriculture/subsistence
Historic subfunction: Processing; Single Dwelling; Agricultural Outbuildings; Animal Facility; Manufacturing Facility; Secondary Structure; Storage
Criteria: event, architecture/engineering
It includes a largely original ]corral
A pen is an enclosure for holding livestock. It may also perhaps be used as a term for an enclosure for other animals such as pets that are unwanted inside the house. The term describes types of enclosures that may confine one or many anima ...
built in 1905 for collecting Oscar Swett's cattle, before he homesteaded there.[ With ]
References
Ranches in Utah
National Register of Historic Places in Daggett County, Utah
Buildings and structures completed in 1909
Corrals
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