-.~ "Managing and conserving natural, cultural, and recreational resources" -...~ -....'-­ ~ ,~ 18 September 2001 ~ John Welch ~ White Mountain Apache Tribe Historic Preservation Office Arizona ® State Parks P.O. Box 507 Fort Apache, AZ 85926 Jane Dee Hull RE: Cattle Ranching in Arizona 1540-1950 Governor Multiple Property Documentation Form State Parks Board Members Dear Mr. Welch: Chair Enclosed please find a copy of the Arizona State Historic Preservation Walter D. Armer, Jr. Office's Multiple Property Documentation Form for cattle ranching in Benson Arizona. Our Deputy SHPO for history, Bill Collins, has put this document together based on an historic context report of cattle Vice-Chair ranching in Arizona. This document is designed to facilitate the Suzanne Pfister nomination of historic cattle ranches and associated properties to the Phoenix National Register of Historic Places. Please read through the Joseph H. Holmwood document and contact us if you have any comments. If you do not Mesa wish to comment, please feel free to keep this copy as a resource. Address comments to Bill Collins at the Arizona State Historic John U. Hays Preservation Office via e-mail ([email protected]). regular mail at Yarnell 1300 W. Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007, or telephone at (602) 542- 7159. Elizabeth J. Stewart Tempe Thank you for your interest in historic preservation. For more Vernon Roudebush information about the State Historic Preservation Office or about Safford historic preservation in general, please visit our website at www.pr.state.az.us. If I can help you with anything else, feel free to Michael E. Anable contact me at (602) 542-7136 or e-mail [email protected]. State Land Commissioner Sincerely, Kenneth E. Travous Executive Director Arizona State Parks Christine M. Wahlstrom 1300 W. Washington National Register Coordinator /Historian Phoenix. AZ 85007 Arizona State Historic Preservation Office Tel & TTY: 602.542.4174 www.pr.state.az.us Encl. 800.285.3703 from (520) area code General Fax: 602.542.4180 Director's Office Fax: 602.542.4188 NPS Form 10-900-b OMS No. 1024-0018 (March 1992) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MULTIPLE PROPERTY DOCUMENTATION FORM This form is used for documenting multiple property groups relating to one or several historic contexts. See instructions in How to Complete the Multiple Property Documentation Form (National Register Bulletin 16B). Complete each item by entering the requested information. For additional space, use continuation sheets (Form 10-900-a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer to complete all items. X New Submission ___ Amended Submission ====================================================================================== A. Name of Multiple Property Listing ====================================================================================== Cattle Ranching in Arizona. 1540-1950 ====================================================================================== B. Associated Historic Contexts ====================================================================================== (Name each associated historic context, identifying theme, geographical area, and chronological period for each.) 1. Cattle in the Arizona Economy: An Overview. 2. The Spanish Colonial and Mexican Periods, 1521-1848. 3. The Pioneer Cattle Industry, 1848-1880. 4. The Boom Years, 1880-1891. 5. Foundation of the Modern Cattle Industry, 1891-1950. 6. Indian Cattle Raising: Case Studies of the San Carlos and Tohono O'odham Reservations, 1920-1950. 7. Southern Arizona Ranch House Architectural Context 8. Northern Arizona Vernacular Log Buildings Architectural Context 9. Windmills Design Architectural Context 10. Barbed Wire Fencing and Cattle Guard Design Architectural Context 11. Pre-Inventory of Cattle Ranches in Northern Arizona -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. Form Prepared by ====================================================================================== name/title ____-.!W~ill~ia~m~S:.:,.. ~C""o.!.!.!lIi.;_:.ns><J!'-'-P'-'-h.!!..D=:..... ________---:--:--~---~--:- ________ - street & number ___1~3::.::0:.!'0'-'W:.,:-:-. W~a::::s.!,.!;hi:.:....:n.;::Lgt=o.:...:.n __________telephone (602) 542-7159 city or town Phoenix state AZ zip code 85007 ====================================================================================== D. Certification ====================================================================================== As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this documentation form meets the National Register documentation standards and sets forth requirements for the listing of related properties consistent with the National Register criteria. This submission meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60 and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. L See continuation sheet for addi!ional comments.) Signature and title of certifying official Date State or Federal agency and bureau I hereby certify that this multiple property documentation form has been approved by the National Register as a basis for evaluating related properties for listing in the National Register. Signature of the Keeper Date ========================================================================================== ' Table of Contents for Written Narrative ==========================================--=============================================== Provide the following information on continuation sheets. Cite the letter and the title before each section of the narrative. Assign page numbers according to the instructions for continuation sheets in How to Complete the Multiple Property Documentation Form (National Register Bulletin 16B). Fill in page numbers for each section in the space below. [to be completed in final draft] ========================================================================================= E. Statement of Historic Contexts (Document historic contexts on one or more continuation sheets. If more than one historic context is documented, present them in sequential order.) ========================================================================================= See continuation sheets. ======================================================================================== F. Associated Property Types (Provide description, significance, and registration requirements on one or more continuation sheets.) ======================================================================================== See continuation sheets ========================================================================================= G. Geographical Data ======================================================================--================== Acreage of Property ____ UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 3 2 4 ___ See continuation sheet. Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) ========================================================================================== H. Summary of Identification and Evaluation Methods (Discuss the methods used in developing the multiple property listing on one or more continuation sheets.) ========================================================================================== See continuation sheets ========================================================================================== I. Major Bibliographical References (List major written works and primary location of additional documentation: State Historic Preservation Office, other State agency, Federal agency, local government, university, or other, specifying repository.) ========================================================================================== Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS) __ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested. __ previously listed in the National Register __ previously determined eligible by the National Register __ designated a National Historic Landmark __ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # -::--____ __ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # ____ Primary Location of Additional Data: X State Historic Preservation Office X Other State agency __ Federal agency __ Local government __ University ~_.Other Name of repository Arizona State Department of Librarv. Archives, and Public Records • I I I I I NPS Fonn 10-900a OMS No. 1024·0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section _-=E=--- Page _...!.1 __ Cattle Ranching in Arizona, 1848-1950 Name of Multiple Property Listing ============================================================================================ Branding a calf. Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, History and Archives Division. CATTLE IN THE ARIZONA ECONOMY: AN OVERVIEW In 1992, the federal agricultural census counted nearly 930,000 head of cattle in Arizona. These animals are a highly visible presence on the rural landscape. Though widely dispersed, they are