Preservation: Wyatt Earp's House
Categories: Preservation: You Can Help
By: TW Editors 09/01/2007
The Empire Strikes Back!
Ten years ago, the Empire Ranch Foundation formed to preserve a four-room adobe house built in the 1870s just north of Sonoita, Arizona. In the 1880s, another 18 rooms were added.
Between 1998 and 2005, the foundation raised more than $450,000 from private individuals, foundations, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Trust. Those funds helped fix the roof, walls and foundation of the adobe portion.
Fund-raising efforts continue for other projects, including strengthening the walls of the Victorian addition. Ultimately, the ranch will become an interpretive history house museum. The annual Empire Ranch Roundup, held on October 27, shares the heritage of the ranch. Membership in the foundation costs $25. 888-364-2829 • empireranchfoundation.org
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