Hutchinson Homestead

This is a homestead ranch continuously owned by Hutchinson family. Associated with John Hutchinson, Union Army Caption. One of the oldest cattle ranches in Arkansas Valley and one of the earliest frame structures in area. Two of the earliest irrigation ditches in the Arkansas River Valley were established by the family and continue to run through the yard.

Status: Saved
Project Type: Colorado's Most Endangered
Counties: Chaffee
Region: Central Mountain
Date Listed: 2003
Construction Date: 1868
Primary Threat: Development
Threat When Listed: Development
Primary Theme: Agriculture/Ranching