Montoya Ranch

Address Resricted, Farisita, Colorado. County/parish: Huerfano.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 03, 2012. NRIS 12000377.

3 contributing buildings. 2 contributing sites. 4 contributing structures.

Also known as:

• Farisita Post Office and Grocery, Fort Talpa, 5HF.2555
• Huerfano Canon Post Office and Grocery. Talpa Post Offic

From Wikipedia:

Montoya Ranch

Montoya Ranch was a ranch in Farisita, Huerfano County, Colorado, United States, along the Huerfano River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The ranch house was built in or after 1867 with Spanish Colonial and territorial architectural elements. At that time, there were many New Mexicans moving to Colorado, and many ranched and farmed in the Huerfano valley.

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