National Register of Historic Places

P Ranch

Burns, Harney County, Oregon
Listed
January 29, 1979
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
79002060

About this property

The P Ranch is a historic ranch in Harney County in southeastern Oregon, United States. The remaining ranch structures are located on the west bank of the Donner und Blitzen River in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The ranch was built by Peter French, a well known 19th-century cattle baron. The P Ranch became headquarters for the French-Glenn Livestock Company, which eventually covered over 140,000 acres (570 km2). After French was murdered in 1897, the French-Glenn Livestock Company slowly sold off the P Ranch property. In 1935, the United States Government purchased the remaining P Ranch property to add to an adjacent wildlife refuge. The Civilian Conservation Corps demolished most of the original ranch buildings in the 1930s, and a fire destroyed the main ranch house in 1947. The few remaining P Ranch structures are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Burns, Harney County, Oregon
42.83110, -118.88878

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Sources

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When was P Ranch listed on the National Register?

P Ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1979.

What type of historic resource is P Ranch?

P Ranch is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for P Ranch?

The period of significance for P Ranch is recorded as the listed era.

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