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Swett Ranch

Coordinates: 40°52′46″N 109°29′15″W / 40.87944°N 109.48750°W / 40.87944; -109.48750
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Swett Ranch
Swett Ranch, June 2013
Swett Ranch is located in Utah
Swett Ranch
Swett Ranch is located in the United States
Swett Ranch
Nearest cityDutch John, Utah
Coordinates40°52′46″N 109°29′15″W / 40.87944°N 109.48750°W / 40.87944; -109.48750
Area14.1 acres (5.7 ha)
Built1909
Built bySwett, Oscar
NRHP reference No.79002492[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1979

Swett Ranch is a ranch in Daggett County, Utah, United States, a part of which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Description

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The ranch is located southwest of Dutch John, has buildings dating from 1909. A 14.1 acres (5.7 ha) section of the ranch was listed on the NRHP in 1979. It included nine contributing buildings and three contributing structures.[1]

Historic function: Domestic; Industry/processing/extraction; Agriculture/subsistence Historic subfunction: Processing; Single Dwelling; Agricultural Outbuildings; Animal Facility; Manufacturing Facility; Secondary Structure; Storage Criteria: event, architecture/engineering

It includes a largely original corral built in 1905 for collecting Oscar Swett's cattle, before he homesteaded there.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Carol Zubrickas; Tish McFadden (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Swett Ranch". National Park Service. Retrieved May 1, 2019. With accompanying 15 photos from 1968, 1971, and 1978
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