National Register Record for CRONKHITE RANCH HOUSE

Historic Name: CRONKHITE RANCH HOUSE
Current Name: None
Address: None
City: WATONGA VIC.            County: BLAINE
Section: 23           Township: 17N           Range: 12W          
Description of significance: THE HEADQUARTERS FOR A SMALL RANCHING CONCERN FOUNDED BY WILL CRONKHITE, THE RANCH HOUSE IS CONSTRUCTED OF LOCALLY MOLDED BLOCKS. CRONKHITE UTILIZED THE ABUNDANT GYPSUM FOUND IN THE AREA IN HIS CEMENT MIXTURE, GIVING THE BLOCKS A UNIQUE TEXTURE AND COLOR. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/22/83.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: AGRICULTURE/ SUBSISTENCE
Current Function: AGRICULTURE/ SUBSISTENCE
Area of Significance 1: AGRICULTURE
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: None
Architect: None
Year Built: 1906/1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: HERITAGE BOOK COMMITTEE, "THEIR STORY: A PIONEER DAYS ALBUM OF THE BLAINE COUNTY AREA", 1977, PP. 119-121; INTERVIEWS: PATRICIA WOOLBRIGHT, JULY 3, 1981 AND LILLIAN CRONKHITE, JULY 27, 1982
Date Prepared: 1982