Thursday, August 9, 2012

Winsor Castle at the Pipe Spring Ranch

 Built to safeguard the ranch manager and his family, "Winsor Castle" had two sandstone buildings facing a courtyard enclosed by gates. The ranch at Pipe Spring was part of Brigham Young's vision for the growing Mormon population. Noting the presence of water at Pipe Spring and the expanse of free grazing land on the Arizona Strip, Brigham Young decided to create a tithing ranch and business venture here.
 Spinning wheel, after using it I bet a rest in the old rocking chair was a welcome rest
 As you can see there was not a lot of padding on this couch
 What a nice table piece
 They had some nice effective wood stoves during that time.
 These children chairs were unique in that the seat was cattle hide.
 This clock caught my attention
 Wood slates were only covered by a blanket
 A pretty oil lamp
 There was a room sort of like a cellar where the spring water ran through, they used this room to make cheese, butter and to hang meat etc, as the room was kept cool by the cold water running through it. The item in the center is where they made their cheese.
 A press of some kind


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