# Salt Works Ranch

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United States historic place

Salt Works Ranch U.S. National Register of Historic Places Nearest city Hartsel, Colorado Coordinates 38°57′19″N 105°56′59″W / 38.95528°N 105.94972°W / 38.95528; -105.94972 Area 128 acres (0.52 km2) Built 1862 Architectural style Second Empire, Log cabin MPS Ranching Resources of South Park, Colorado NRHP reference No. 01000032[1] Added to NRHP February 2, 2001

The **Salt Works Ranch**, at 3858 [U.S. Route 285](/source/U.S._Route_285) in [Park County, Colorado](/source/Park_County%2C_Colorado) near [Hartsel, Colorado](/source/Hartsel%2C_Colorado), was founded in 1862. The land is unusual for the presence of saline springs.[2] It was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 2001.[1]

The ranch includes the [Colorado Salt Works](/source/Colorado_Salt_Works), which is separately listed on the National Register, and is crossed by [U.S. Highway 285](/source/U.S._Highway_285) and by the 1879 railroad grade of the [Denver South Park & Pacific](/source/Denver_South_Park_%26_Pacific).[3]

The listed area includes 17 [contributing buildings](/source/Contributing_buildings), two [contributing structures](/source/Contributing_structures), and a [contributing site](/source/Contributing_site), on 128 acres (0.52 km2).[1]

The main ranch house was built in 1872; it has elements of [Second Empire](/source/Second_Empire_architecture) style.[3]

A number of homestead [log cabins](/source/Log_cabins), some moved from elsewhere to serve as quarters for ranch hands, survive on the property.[3]

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](/source/Colorado_Centennial_Ranch) by the [Colorado Historical Society](/source/Colorado_Historical_Society).[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nris_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nris_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nris_1-2) ["National Register Information System"](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP). *[National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places)*. [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). November 2, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-parkco_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-parkco_2-1) ["Salt Works Ranch"](https://parkco.us/660/Salt-Works-Ranch). [Park County](/source/Park_County%2C_Colorado). Retrieved April 11, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nrhpdoc_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nrhpdoc_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nrhpdoc_3-2) R. Laurie Simmons; Thomas H. Simmons (December 18, 2000). ["National Register of Historic Places Registration: Salt Works Ranch / 5PA346"](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/01000032_text). [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). Retrieved April 11, 2021. With [accompanying 22 photos](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/01000032_photos)

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