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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Jigsaw Farms, along with the historic Will Rogers ranch house and its main stable, were consumed by the nearly 24,000-acre blaze.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Ten minutes later, an aerial fire crew dropped water over the Villa’s ranch house, which Fleming said is at the perimeter of the property and most vulnerable to fire.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The losses are still be assessed, but the park service said the ranch house and other historic buildings were destroyed, as well as state park employees’ homes.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday news arrived of the loss of the historic ranch house that once belonged to the beloved Hollywood cowboy and comedian Will Rogers, who in the 1920s bought up hundreds of acres in the foothills of the Pacific Palisades.
—Sam Lubell, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Ten minutes later, an aerial fire crew dropped water over the Villa’s ranch house, which Fleming said is at the perimeter of the property and most vulnerable to fire.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The losses are still be assessed, but the park service said the ranch house and other historic buildings were destroyed, as well as state park employees’ homes.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday news arrived of the loss of the historic ranch house that once belonged to the beloved Hollywood cowboy and comedian Will Rogers, who in the 1920s bought up hundreds of acres in the foothills of the Pacific Palisades.
—Sam Lubell, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Ranch house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch%20house. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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