National and State Register

Sandstone Ranch

Weld County

Morse H. Coffin built the ranch beginning in the early 1880s.  The complex includes nine farm structures and a quarry.  The vernacular Second Empire style house was built in the early 1880s using sandstone from the nearby quarry. 

A photo of a building with large bay windows and mansard roof  with some leafless trees on either side.

Sandstone Ranch

The quarry supplied stone to Denver, other parts of the state, and as far east as Chicago.  The ranch, one of the least altered in Weld County, represents a good combination of cultivation and grazing activities.