National Register of Historic Places

Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters

Sacramento, Otero County, New Mexico
Listed
November 17, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80002563

About this property

The Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters, in Otero County, New Mexico, near Sacramento, New Mexico, was partly built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It has also been known as the Oliver M. Lee House and Ranch. The listing included four contributing buildings on 40 acres (16 ha). The main house is a one-and-a-half-story 50 by 50 feet (15 m × 15 m) house, built upon a raised, poured concrete basement, and is surrounded by a wood-frame veranda. It has a hipped roof broken by two dormers on each side and by four chimneys. The main floor, which has a board-and-batten exterior, served as living quarters. The basement level, which is at grade on three sides, has two kitchens, a mess hall, and an office, and served as the ranch headquarters for Lee. Also on the property are a historic 50 by 140 feet (15 m × 43 m) wooden barn, a log barn, and a blacksmith shop. The log barn, built in 1905, served at first as the residence for the Lee family.

Location

Sacramento, Otero County, New Mexico
32.65756, -105.70641

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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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 Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters listed on the National Register?

Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters?

Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters?

The period of significance for Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters is recorded as the industrial era.

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