Dawson-Carpenter Ranch

 farm, ranch, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, cattle ranch, historic district, vernacular (architecture)

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Historic cattle ranch and farm listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

- Established: 1902
- Architectural style: Vernacular
- Areas of significance: Agriculture; Politics/Government; Conservation
- Area: 670 acres
- Historically contributing structures:
~~ main ranch house (1905)
~~ barn (1905)
~~ shop building (1925)
~~ bunkhouse (1905)
~~ stock sheds (1905-1910)
- Also known as: Dawson Ranch; Carpenter Ranch
- Date added to NRHP: 5/6/1998
- Other designations: U.S. Historic District; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

In its earlier years, this ranch was one of the Yampa Valley's largest producers of hay and livestock. Its second owner was Farrington Reed Carpenter, the first director of the Federal Grazing Service (which is known today as the Bureau of Land Management). Carpenter played an important role in shaping land use and management policy in the U.S. government.

NRHP #97000047