- Cozens Ranch House
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Cozens Ranch House
Location: CO 40 1 1/2 mi. S of Fraser, Fraser, Colorado Coordinates: 39°55′56″N 105°47′24″W / 39.93222°N 105.79°WCoordinates: 39°55′56″N 105°47′24″W / 39.93222°N 105.79°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1874 Architectural style: Other, Western Vernacular Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 88000709[1] Added to NRHP: June 9, 1988 The Cozens Ranch House in Fraser, Colorado was built by William Cozens, sheriff of Central City after he married Mary York. Mary insisted that they leave the wild mining town, so the Cozens family relocated to Grand County, where they started a ranch in 1874. The homestead was the first in the Fraser Valley.[2] The original ranch house was built of logs and expanded two years later as a stagecoach stop and post office. Six rooms were used as a hotel. At its height the ranch comprised 600 acres (240 ha). Mary Cozens willed the property to the Jesuits, who renamed the property "Maryvale" and use it as a retreat from the 1920s to the 1980s. In 1990 the ranch was restored to its late 1800s condition by the Grand County Historical Association It is operated as a museum.[3]
The Cozens Ranch was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1988.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Museums". Grand County Historical Association. http://www.grandcountymuseum.com/. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ Noel, Thomas J. (1997). Buildings of Colorado. Oxford University Press. pp. 451–452. ISBN 0-19-515247-6.
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