ranch house
noun
1
: the main dwelling house on a ranch
2
: a one-story house typically with a low-pitched roof and an open plan
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At Will Rogers State Historic Park, where the famous movie cowboy had a sprawling ranch overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, the ranch house and other historic buildings were destroyed, according to a news release from California State Parks.
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Cowboy Will Rogers’ famous ranch house and other historic buildings around it were also lost to the wildfires, according to California State Parks officials.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
The ranch house was built in the 1920s and was used by the late actor and radio personality Will Rogers to ride horses and practice roping.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
According to a Wednesday statement by California State Parks, fires that spread through Will Rogers State Historic Park engulfed the eponymous 1930s actor’s ranch house.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Cowboy Will Rogers’ famous ranch house and other historic buildings around it were also lost to the wildfires, according to California State Parks officials.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
The ranch house was built in the 1920s and was used by the late actor and radio personality Will Rogers to ride horses and practice roping.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
According to a Wednesday statement by California State Parks, fires that spread through Will Rogers State Historic Park engulfed the eponymous 1930s actor’s ranch house.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Ranch house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch%20house. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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