Bath Ranch

Bath Ranch
Nearest city Laramie, Wyoming
Coordinates 41°24′16″N 105°49′33″W / 41.40444°N 105.82583°W / 41.40444; -105.82583Coordinates: 41°24′16″N 105°49′33″W / 41.40444°N 105.82583°W / 41.40444; -105.82583
Area less than one acre
Built 1875 (1875)
NRHP Reference # 85003211[1]
Added to NRHP December 13, 1985

The Bath Ranch, also known as the Bath Brothers Ranch and the Stone Ranch, was established near Laramie, Wyoming by Henry Bath about 1869-70. It was one of the first raches in Albany County. The initial homestead was replaced by the present stone house and barn in 1875, using stone quarried locally by Henry and his sons. Since the area was populated by hostile native Americans, the buildings were designed as fortified refuges. The Bath family became prominent in Wyoming society in subsequent years.[2]

Description

The house and barn are built of massive stone, with walls 18 inches (46 cm) thick. The house is 1-1/2 stories. A kitchen and a dining room are location in the back under a shed-roofed extension, with public rooms in front and bedrooms upstairs. The front wall is built up to 1-1/2 stories with low windows lighting the upstairs rooms.[2]

The barn is also 1-1/2 stories, with a gambrel roof. The stone walls only extend to the floor of the loft, with frame construction above.

The Bath Ranch was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1985.[1] It continues to be managed by descendants of Henry Bath and his brothers Earl, Mervin and Alwyn, raising horses and cattle.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Greenhaigh, G. Todd (December 4, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Bath Ranch" (PDF). National Park Service.
  3. ↑ LeClair, Aaron (July 27, 2010). "Centennial Ranches". Laramie Boomerang. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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