Cozens Ranch House (Fraser, Colorado)

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Historic house (currently open as a museum) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1874
Architectural style: Western Vernacular
Areas of significance: Transportation; Exploration/Settlement; Architecture
Area: less than 1 acre
Also known as: Maryvale
Date added to NRHP: 6/9/1988
Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: This house is considered to be one of the few remaining planked log buildings in Colorado. From 1874 to 1905, the house played an important role in the development of Grand County. During this period, it functioned as a stage stop and the only post office between Georgetown and Hot Sulphur Springs. William Z. Cozens was a pioneer in the Fraser Valley. Eventually, the ranch was willed to Regis College, who used the main house as a chapel for the local Catholic parish for twenty years. The home site was deeded by Regis College to the town of Fraser, and then to the Grand County Historical Association in 1987, and it currently operates as a museum.

grandcountyhistory.org/museums/cozens-ranch-museum/