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Sheep Ranch Fortified House

Sheep Ranch Fortified House
Sheep Ranch Fortified House is located in Oregon
Sheep Ranch Fortified House
Sheep Ranch Fortified House is located in the US
Sheep Ranch Fortified House
Location West of Arock
Nearest city Arock, Oregon
Coordinates 42°55′12″N 117°32′50″W / 42.919902°N 117.547140°W / 42.919902; -117.547140Coordinates: 42°55′12″N 117°32′50″W / 42.919902°N 117.547140°W / 42.919902; -117.547140
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.



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