Sheep Ranch Fortified House

Historic house in Oregon, United States

United States historic place


Sheep Ranch Fortified House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

42°55′12″N 117°32′50″W / 42.919902°N 117.547140°W / 42.919902; -117.547140
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1863
NRHP reference No.	74001695^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 1, 1974

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.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]^[3]

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.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Paul Hartwig and D. W. Powers III (July 16, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sheep Ranch Fortified House". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos from 1972
^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 26. Retrieved September 28, 2013.