Rial Chew Ranch Complex

The Rial Chew Ranch Historic District comprises a ranching operation in what is now Dinosaur National Monument in northwestern Colorado, that existed from 1900 to 1949. The Rial Chew family established the ranch in 1900, operating it as a park inholding after the national monument was established in 1919. The district includes a house, a cabin, root cellar, corrals and several storage buildings. The cabin may have been built at Blue Mountain by Harry Chew, and moved to the present site by Jack Chew, Rial's father. The ranch was occupied by the Chew family until their special use permit expired in the early 1970s.[2][3]

Rial Chew Ranch Complex
Chew Ranch House
Rial Chew Ranch Complex is located in Colorado
Rial Chew Ranch Complex
Rial Chew Ranch Complex is located in the United States
Rial Chew Ranch Complex
LocationUS 40, Dinosaur, Colorado
Coordinates40°29′55″N 109°0′47″W / 40.49861°N 109.01306°W / 40.49861; -109.01306
ArchitectRial Chew
MPSDinosaur National Monument MRA
NRHP reference No.86003392
Added to NRHPOctober 27, 1987[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Chew Ranch House at Pool Creek". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. December 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Steven F. Mehls (June 24, 1985). "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: Chew/Pool Creek House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
edit

  Media related to Rial Chew Ranch Complex at Wikimedia Commons