I have wanted to visit the Hess Ranch since I first saw the beautiful brick ranch house.
Jacob Hess started the ranch in the late 1800s. Following the death of his wife, the ranch was sold several times. The stately brick house was built in 1910, an upgrade from the original white house.
The Hess Ranch may be the most intact historic ranch in Nevada I have visited. It included the original and brick ranch house, multiple outbuildings, and corrals.
Many of the ranches in the Reese River Valley are owned by corporations. The houses seem to all be deteriorating.
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