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Robert Grant Ranch

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a coal shed (moved to the ranch c. 1920) and a playhouse from another site. The main house is a 1-1/2 story house measuring about 30 feet (9.1 m) by 30 feet (9.1 m), with a hipped roof. The walls are thick local limestone covered with lime and sand stucco. A kitchen addition is 16 feet (4.9 m) by 24 feet (7.3 m).
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in 1867, where Robert was a coal miner. The Grants emigrated to the United States in 1878 with their sons Tom and Robert, Jr. to join some of Margaret's family members in Wyoming. They established a 160-acre (65 ha) homestead, which they sold in 1884. Their new home became the Grant Ranch. After
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Significant ranch structures include the wood and stone main house (1891-94), a stone outhouse (c. 1890), a stone chicken house (c. 1890), a dipping vat (c. 1910), a lime kiln (c. 1890), and irrigation structures. Later additions included a bunkhouse/schoolhouse (c. 1917), a brooder house (c. 1930),
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by Scottish immigrant Robert Grant. The ranch represents a complete homestead with a representative collection of buildings and structures associated with a self-sufficient ranching operation in Wyoming. Robert Grant was born in 1847 in
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establishing an irrigation system the family built a permanent house in 1890. After 1900 Margaret and Robert retired to
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Platte County, Wyoming
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Ranches on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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National Register of Historic Places in Platte County, Wyoming
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Robert Grant Ranch is located in Wyoming
Wyoming
Robert Grant Ranch is located in the United States
United States
Wheatland, Wyoming
41°50′55″N 104°56′54″W / 41.84861°N 104.94833°W / 41.84861; -104.94833 (Grant, Robert, Ranch)
95001073
Platte County, Wyoming
Motherwell
Scotland
Bellish
Wheatland
National Register of Historic Places


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Robert Grant Ranch"
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National Register of Historic Places
Platte County, Wyoming
National Historic Landmark District

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