Fetz-Keller Ranch

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Fetz/Keller Ranch Headquarters
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Location61789, 61801 Colorado State Highway 90, near Montrose, Colorado
Coordinates 38°27′01″N107°56′03″W / 38.45028°N 107.93417°W / 38.45028; -107.93417 Coordinates: 38°27′01″N107°56′03″W / 38.45028°N 107.93417°W / 38.45028; -107.93417
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Builtc.1888
NRHP reference No. 100004211 [1]  (original)
100007204  (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 2019
Boundary increaseDecember 3, 2021

The Fetz-Keller Ranch Headquarters, in Montrose County, Colorado near Montrose, Colorado, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

It was at its peak probably in the 1910s and 1920s. [2]

It includes six contributing buildings and six contributing structures. [3]

The main house, built around 1888, is a two-story 30 by 48 feet (9.1 m × 14.6 m) cross-gable wood-framed building, facing but well set back from Highway 90. [3]

It was designated a Montrose County Historical Landmark on October 24, 2018. [4]

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References

  1. "Weekly list, July 26, 2019". National Park Service.
  2. "Fetz/Keller Ranch Headquarters".
  3. 1 2 Jonathon C. Horn (February 1, 2019). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fetz/Keller Ranch Headquarters / 5MN.11081" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. "Resolution No. 64-2018 of the Montrose County Board of County Commissioners Designating the Fetz/Keller Ranch as a Montrose County Historical Landmark" . Retrieved January 10, 2021.