Salt Works Ranch Explained

Salt Works Ranch
Nearest City:Hartsel, Colorado
Coordinates:38.9553°N -105.9497°W
Built:1862
Architecture:Second Empire, Log cabin
Added:February 2, 2001
Area:128acres
Mpsub:Ranching Resources of South Park, Colorado
Refnum:01000032

The Salt Works Ranch, at 3858 U.S. Route 285 in Park County, Colorado near Hartsel, Colorado, was founded in 1862. The land is unusual for the presence of saline springs.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 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, two contributing structures, and a contributing site, on 128acres.

The main ranch house was built in 1872; it has elements of Second Empire style.

A number of homestead log cabins, some moved from elsewhere to serve as quarters for ranch hands, survive on the property.[2]

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salt Works Ranch . Park County. April 11, 2021.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=01000032}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Salt Works Ranch / 5PA346]. National Park Service. R. Laurie Simmons . Thomas H. Simmons . December 18, 2000 . April 11, 2021. With