27401 Weld Co. Rd. 58 1/2, Greeley, Colorado. County/parish: Weld.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 15, 1991. NRIS 91000288.
Part of Historic Farms and Ranches of Weld County MPS (NRIS 64500069).
17 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 12 contributing structures.Also known as:
The SLW Ranch, formerly known as the Percheron-Norman Horse Ranch, is an historic ranch located approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Greeley, Colorado, near the confluence of the Platte River and Crow Creek. In 1998 it was honored by the Colorado Historical Society as a Centennial Ranch.
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The listing included 17 contributing buildings, 12 contributing structures, and a contributing site on 2,200 acres (8.9 km2).
The SLW Ranch is named for the three initial partners - S for John Studebaker of wagon and automotive manufacturing fame, L for Lafayette Lamb, a lumber company executive and W for Harvey E Witwer, former manager of the Percheron-Norman Horse Ranch and nephew of Studebaker.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84127800