National Register of Historic Places

Chew, Rial, Ranch Complex

Dinosaur, Moffat County, Colorado
Listed
October 27, 1987
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
86003392

About this property

The Rial Chew Ranch Historic District comprises a ranching operation in what is now Dinosaur National Monument in northwestern Colorado, that existed from 1900 to 1949. The Rial Chew family established the ranch in 1900, operating it as a park inholding after the national monument was established in 1919. The district includes a house, a cabin, root cellar, corrals and several storage buildings. The cabin may have been built at Blue Mountain by Harry Chew, and moved to the present site by Jack Chew, Rial's father. The ranch was occupied by the Chew family until their special use permit expired in the early 1970s.

Location

Dinosaur, Moffat County, Colorado
40.49885, -109.01191

Categories

AGRICULTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Chew, Rial, Ranch Complex listed on the National Register?

Chew, Rial, Ranch Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 27, 1987.

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Chew, Rial, Ranch Complex is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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