Sheep Ranch Fortified House

W of Arock, Arock, Oregon. County/parish: Malheur.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 01, 1974. NRIS 74001695.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Sheep Ranch Fortified House

The Sheep Ranch Fortified House, near Arock, Oregon, is a historic structure that was built in approximately 1863. Also known as the McWilliams House, it was built by a man with the McWilliams family name. It served as a ranch house, a stagecoach stop, and a fort.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

It was bought in 1914 by Pascual Eiguren, a Basque immigrant, whose family continued to own it in 1974, and it is partly notable for its Basque association.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77850043

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