Keck Homestead
Appearance
Keck Homestead | |
![]() Former Location of the Keck Homestead | |
Location | 12888 County Road 15, Rio Grande County, Colorado, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Del Norte, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 37°42′00″N 106°26′03″W / 37.70000°N 106.43417°W |
Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
Built by | Keck, Christian |
Architectural style | Pioneer log |
NRHP reference No. | 98000437[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 8, 1998 |
The Keck Homestead, near Del Norte, Colorado, was homesteaded in 1876. It includes four log buildings built by Christian Keck and his sons, at a high altitude.[2] These structures are no longer visible.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The listing included two contributing buildings and two contributing structures on 60 acres (24 ha).[1]
The house was a two-story L-shaped building on a dry stone foundation.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Victoria van Beuren King (February 23, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Keck Homestead / 5RN529". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2018. With accompanying six photos from 1996