Keck Homestead

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Keck Homestead
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Location12888 County Road 15, Rio Grande County, Colorado, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Del Norte, Colorado
Coordinates 37°42′00″N106°26′03″W / 37.70000°N 106.43417°W / 37.70000; -106.43417
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Built byKeck, Christian
Architectural stylePioneer log
NRHP reference No. 98000437 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1998

The Keck Homestead, near Del Norte, Colorado, was homesteaded in 1876. It includes four log buildings built by Christian Keck and his sons, at a high altitude. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The listing included two contributing buildings and two contributing structures on 60 acres (24 ha). [1]

The house is a two-story L-shaped building on a dry stone foundation. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Victoria van Beuren King (February 23, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Keck Homestead / 5RN529". National Park Service . Retrieved September 24, 2018. With accompanying six photos from 1996