Holden Ranch House

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Image Number006-186DateSummer 1976DescriptionWhite two-story wood-frame house with a small covered porch surrounded by trees described as the Holden ranch house at Bijou Basin [ghost town] located north-west of Calhan. This house was built in the 1870s or 1880s by D.M. Holden, one of the first ranchers in the Pikes Peak Region who arrived in 1860 and by 1878 was running 2700 sheep and 1500 cattle. Photo is referenced as "B3" in "Historic Sites & Structures El Paso County, Colorado" by Freed, Elaine and David Barber.PhotographerGulliford, AndrewLocationEl Paso County (Colo.)SubjectRanch housesGhost townsHistoric buildingsHistoric sitesCollectionHistoric Sites and StructuresPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictOriginal FormatNegativesPhysical Description35mm b&w negative

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Date Digital45895TIFF file size 17244252Scanning HardwareEpson Expression 12000XLResource TypeImage

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Holden Ranch House