Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Spring Hill Ranch House Restoration
Meticulous exterior and interior restoration of a historic nineteenth century house that anchors a cattle ranch.
JLK’s Historic Preservation Architects worked closely with the National Park Service and contractors to guide the restoration of the Spring Hill Ranch House in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. The house is designated as a National Historic Landmark.
The Project required balance between restoration of exterior and interior features to the highest degree while remaining sensitive to the National Park Service functions, including public access and tour activities.
JLK ensured that treatment of the historic house adhered to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. The Project involved restoration of the four-story French Renaissance Second Empire style house that anchors the Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch, a late nineteenth century cattle ranching estate. The Project scope included restoration of the hand-cut quarried limestone exterior, wood windows, interior millwork and finishes throughout, and front porch. The Project also involved restoration of the decorative wrought iron fence and other site improvements.
Completed in 1881, the Spring Hill Ranch House is a National Historic Landmark, and the focal point of the Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch located within Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Designed in the French Renaissance Second Empire style, the home features a mansard roof with dormers, projecting gables, decorative cornices, brackets, and locally quarried limestone facade with quoins. The property is significant for its association with a transition in the American cattle industry from small ranches to large, enclosed ranching structures.
JLK’s Historic Preservation Architects worked closely with the National Park Service and contractors to guide the restoration of the Spring Hill Ranch House in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. The house is designated as a National Historic Landmark.
The Project required balance between restoration of exterior and interior features to the highest degree while remaining sensitive to the National Park Service functions, including public access and tour activities.
JLK ensured that treatment of the historic house adhered to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. The Project involved restoration of the four-story French Renaissance Second Empire style house that anchors the Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch, a late nineteenth century cattle ranching estate. The Project scope included restoration of the hand-cut quarried limestone exterior, wood windows, interior millwork and finishes throughout, and front porch. The Project also involved restoration of the decorative wrought iron fence and other site improvements.
Completed in 1881, the Spring Hill Ranch House is a National Historic Landmark, and the focal point of the Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch located within Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Designed in the French Renaissance Second Empire style, the home features a mansard roof with dormers, projecting gables, decorative cornices, brackets, and locally quarried limestone facade with quoins. The property is significant for its association with a transition in the American cattle industry from small ranches to large, enclosed ranching structures.
