Pettigrew Ranch House

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Image Number006-256DateSummer 1976DescriptionWeathered and boarded-up, two-story, wood-frame house with a front porch surrounded by trees. A one-room schoolhouse on a stone foundation is visible behind the house. Built circa 1890 and identified as being part of the Pettigrew Ranch, the house was formerly recognized as one of the loveliest homes in the area. The ranch was homesteaded by two Civil War veterans and friends, Patrick Murphy and Joe Pettigrew in 1869. The one-room schoolhouse located behind the house that may have provided an education to children of the nearby Gwillimville (AKA Gwillimsville) settlement. Located three miles south of East Palmer Divide Avenue along Highway 83. Photo is referenced as "B35" in "Historic Sites & Structures El Paso County, Colorado" by Freed, Elaine and David Barber.PhotographerGulliford, AndrewLocationEl Paso County (Colo.)SubjectRanchesHistoric buildingsDwellingsSchool buildingsCollectionHistoric Sites and StructuresPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictOriginal FormatNegativesPhysical Description35mm b&w negative

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Date Digital45909TIFF file size 17300844Scanning HardwareEpson Expression 12000XLResource TypeImage

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Pettigrew Ranch House