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"This house, located on the south side of the Colorado River is presently the property of a Denver attorney, John Comer. It was build by Earl Brooks about 1920 and considered one of the better homes of the McCoy area. The Brooks family lived in it for seventeen years before moving to California." -- McCoy Memoirs p.152
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
2) Horn Ranch
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"The Horn ranch house on Rock Creek, two and one half miles above McCoy, as it was in 1917. Homesteaders Alvin Hart and Rooks built the cabin with the fireplace, the rest was added on by the Horns. The low building on the right was the kitchen, the two story addition had two bedrooms upstairs and the ground floor was the living room, the fireplace room served as a bunkhouse for ranch hands. Shortly after Arthur Horn's death, Mrs. Horn had that...
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"This house, located in the south-east part of the old Groh ranch, was built by Sam Kibbler about 1905 and he, his wife and daughter, Lucille, were the first occupants, but only for a few years. After they left, it has been a home to a number of people including the Grohs after retirement. Its appearance has changed somewhat since 1905 though it's still the same house. In 1942 Helen Ray bought it for $300 but only occupied it for a short time." --...
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The Clark Ewing house built in 1934 in McCoy, Colorado; adobe and rock construction.
5) Grimes cabin
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"Cabin on former Jack Grimes Ranch on Cottonwood Creek, McCoy, Colo." -- John Ambos' caption
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Always referred to as the Harris house, it has had considerable face lifting since the large Harris family occupied it for twenty eight years or from 1917 to 1945. Quite a number of people lived here before and since the Harrises. Earlier residents were the Towers, Porters and Robinsons." -- McCoy Memoirs p.173
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"Cabin on former Ad Stifel Ranch in the Antelope section of McCoy." -- John Ambos caption
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"The former Quinlan Ranch house on what is now the Ronald Kirby ranch. The Quinlan family lived here many years before the original dirt roof was replaced with one of boards." -- McCoy Memoirs p.143
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"The former ranch house on Yarmony Creek, where Charley and Stella McCoy lived nearly thirty-five years and their daughters Ethel and Mildred were born in." -- McCoy Memoirs p.104
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10) Ed LaForce
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Ed LaForce "at the Bert Hadley ranch at Volcano in 1912. Brother of Lester, John, Huldah and Raine." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 166
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"In 1917 Howard and Mattie Van Horn and daughters came over from Edwards on the Eagle River and bought part of the Groh ranch from Hollis Brooks, the owner at that time. The land they bought had about thirty acres in cultivation and under a ditch. There were no other improvements except some fence, so the Van Horns built this better than average ranch house and other buildings so necessary on every ranch. After living here several years they bought...
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"This house on the former Adam Stifel ranch isn't quite the same as it was when they homesteaded six miles west of McCoy [Antelope area] shortly after 1900. At that time it was a one room cabin with a dirt roof, but shortly after Reuben was born the two story building was added on and later the lean-to on the east side." -- McCoy Memoirs p.163
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Waterwheel Ranch bunkhouse on the John D. Comer ranch in McCoy; the bunkhouse was built in 1924.
14) Ault family home
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"This was once the home of Elliott Maxwell and wife until Perry Ault bought the place in 1908. He and his wife Lelah and their family of ten lived here until the children were grown, married and had homes of their own. Mr. and Mrs. Ault retired from active farming about 1950 and leased the ranch to their son-in-law, Walter Evans, before buying a house in Kremmling and moving there." -- McCoy Memoirs p.160
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"The Panting house and family in 1923: Emma, Florence, Mr. and Mrs. Panting, Myrtle, the four younger children in front are: Harry, Ruth, Mabel and Jim. The home of the Panting family for approximately thirty years, it was recently razed by Mr. Dudy who made use of the salvaged material. The lower floor of the house was probably built by Merritt Rhodes but the Pantings added on the upper story. The original Buffington Homestead cabin located in...
16) Waterwheel Ranch
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Waterwheel Ranch, McCoy, Colorado, owned by John D. Comer. The house was builit in 1909.
17) Tom Wohler
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"Tom Wohler standing in front of his barn in 1912. The Wohler ranch had a first class set of ranch buildings and fences that Tom kept in good repair until a year or so before he passed away." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 131
"Fritz, Tom and Sarah Wohler came to Colorado from Pennsylvania in 1876 and settled at Leadville for 18 years. Tom was shift boss at the Johnny Mine and Sarah had a dress shop. They were married in Leadville in 1883.
In 1895 Tom and...
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The horse barn on the Charles B. McCoy ranch, photographed in 1970 by John Ambos.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
