Remount Ranch

Remount Ranch, in Laramie County, Wyoming near Cheyenne, Wyoming, dates from 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The listing included four contributing buildings and four contributing structures.[1]

Remount Ranch
Nearest cityCheyenne, Wyoming
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Built1930 (1930)
Architectural styleVernacular stone
NRHP reference No.90001389[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1990

It is located at the Remount Rd. exit off Interstate 80, about 26 miles (42 km) west of Cheyenne.

The ranch complex includes:

  • a bunkhouse (1875), the original two-story building about 32.25 by 20.5 feet (9.83 m × 6.25 m) in plan
  • a main house (1876), built of pink granite stone, with 6,000 square feet (560 m2) and nine fireplaces, overlooking two acres of landscaped lawn
  • a coal storage shed (1875), about 16 by 8 feet (4.9 m × 2.4 m) in plan, built of pink granite.[2]

The ranch includes 2 square miles (5.2 km2) plus leased land; the listing is for 25 acres (10 ha).[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Jeffrey Mannix (April 11, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Remount Ranch / Lone Tree Ranch". National Park Service. Retrieved March 1, 2019. With accompanying 26 photos from 1990
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