Empire Ranch Foundation

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  • The Empire Ranch House
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/the-empire-ranch-house/

    …ddition constructed of wood frame (Rooms 24-28). Hold cursor over the room number to display a brief description of the room. For more detailed descriptions of individual rooms, click on Room Descriptions. Vail or Hislop Bedroom, Cowboys’ Quarters, Commissary Zaguan, Hall, or Breezeway Vail or Hislop Bedrooms, Cowboys‘ Quarters, Kitchen, Cowboys’ Dining Room Meat Freezer Store Room, Company Store, Cowboys’ Quarters Cowboy’s Bath Foreman’s Quarters…

  • Buildings & Structures
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    …ion constructed of wood frame (Rooms 24-28). Place your cursor on the room number to learn more about the room’s use and function. Adobe Haybarn The ca. 1880 adobe barn is a large, two-story building, 61- feet by 28- feet. It has 12-foot walls on north and south elevations, and is over 20- feet tall at its west gable peak. The walls were constructed using 16-inch adobe blocks up to the level of roof bearing. Above that height, the gable portion is…

  • The Partners Meet and Prepare to Travel to Arizona (June-July 4, 1876)
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/the-partners-meet-and-prepare-to-travel-to-arizona-june-july-4-1876/

    …ote to his fiancée, Maggie (6/23/1876), that he Herbert, and Nathan Vail visited Woodward’s Gardens in the Mission District of San Francisco. It was a combination zoo, museum and amusement park. Nathan and Anna Walker Vail Introducing Nathan and Anna Vail Nathan Randolph Vail (1825-1888) was Walter’s uncle, a younger brother of Walter’s father Mahlon. Early in his life he worked on a whaler and became a remarkable investor and developer. He met He…

  • The Search for the Right Ranch (July 14-August 22, 1876)
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/the-search-for-the-right-ranch-july-14-august-22-1876/

    …for years past. Placer miners are takin out as much gold as at any time. A number of stockmen are exploring the mountains for the best localities for water and grass and intend to soon decide upon places and engage regularly and permanently in growing cattle in Pima county the best by all odds in the Territory for the business.” Southeastern Arizona’s summer rains (monsoons) result in spectacular vegetation growth, as show in this recent photo at…

  • Hours, Map & Directions
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/hours-map-directions/

    …e a special recreation permit. Permits are generally required if the group number is over 29, or if the activity needs BLM oversight or will have an impact to public lands and people. Click here for more detailed information about BLM permits. While often providing serenity and quiet, several times during the year special events are hosted by the Empire Ranch Foundation including a Fall Cowboy Festival, Horse Trail Rides, western movies, and educa…

  • History Overview
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    …. The Ranch House became an extended complex with more than 22-rooms and a number of outbuildings and structures were added. Their original flat earthern roofs were later replaced with wooden gable roofs. Click here to learn more about the Empire Ranch buildings and structures. In 1896, in order to turn his attention more fully to growing corporate holdings in California. Walter Vail moved his family to Los Angeles and established his corporate he…