Hayden Ranch Headquarters

Hayden Ranch Headquarters is located near Leadville, Colorado and is an example of early high country agricultural operations. Colorado Mountain College currently owns the property.

Hayden Ranch headquarters
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	West of Route 24, Leadville, Colorado
Coordinates	39°07′41″N 106°18′45″W
Area	35 acres (14 ha)
Built by	Francis Hayden, John Weir
Architectural style	log cabin
NRHP reference No.	03001007[1]
Added to NRHP	October 11, 2003

A 35 acres (14 ha) portion of the original ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The listing included 16 contributing buildings and a contributing site.

The ranch is at elevation of 9,180 feet (2,800 m). It is located about ten miles south of Leadville and eighteen miles north of Granite, Colorado on U.S. Highway 24, which is also known as the Top of the Rockies State and National Historic and Scenic Byway. It is close to the Derry Mining Site Camp, which is also National Register-listed.[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake County, Colorado

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sarah Zaske; Chris Geddes (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hayden Ranch Headquarters / 5LK.1340". National Park Service. Retrieved September 19, 2018. With accompanying 31 photos from 2003

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