Mr. Vail's Residence at Empire Ranch ca. 1900
Description:
Photograph of Walter Vail's home on the Empire Ranch ca. 1900.
Call Number:
Empire Ranch -- Buildings (F1) [Arizona, Southwestern & Miscellaneous Photograph Collection] Special Collections
Format:
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Title:
Mr. Vail's Residence at Empire Ranch ca. 1900
Abstract:
Walter Vail's home on the Empire Ranch. When Walter Vail's wife arrived on the ranch in the summer of 1881, Walter improved the house with an eight-room addition including two bedrooms, a living room, a dining area, and a covered porch. The structure had twelve-foot high ceilings, three stone fireplaces for heating, and a fashionable half-hexagon bay window opening off the living room.
Created:
ca. 1900
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