Sheep Ranch Fortified House
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Location | West of Arock |
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Nearest city | Arock, Oregon |
Coordinates | 42°55′12″N 117°32′50″W / 42.919902°N 117.547140°WCoordinates: 42°55′12″N 117°32′50″W / 42.919902°N 117.547140°W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1863 |
NRHP reference # | 74001695 |
Added to NRHP | November 1, 1974 |
The Sheep Ranch Fortified House, near Arock, Oregon, is a historic structure that was built in approximately 1863. Also known as McWilliams House, it was built by a man with last name McWilliams. It served as a ranch house, as a stagecoach stop, and as a fort.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
It was bought in 1914 by Pascual Eiguren, a Basque immigrant, whose family continued to own it in 1974, and it is partly notable for its Basque association.