Slaughter–Hill Ranch

This is about the house and ranch in New Mexico. For the similarly named house in Virginia, please see Slaughter–Hill House

The Slaughter–Hill Ranch, in Roswell, New Mexico, also known as Cunningham Homestead, Estancia Pavo Real, or the Canning Farm, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Slaughter–Hill Ranch
Slaughter–Hill Ranch is located in New Mexico
Slaughter–Hill Ranch
Slaughter–Hill Ranch is located in the United States
Slaughter–Hill Ranch
Location1601 E. Second St., Roswell, New Mexico
Coordinates33°23′52″N 104°29′47″W / 33.39778°N 104.49639°W / 33.39778; -104.49639
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleLog Cabin
MPSRoswell New Mexico MRA
NRHP reference No.85003640[1]
NMSRCP No.1012
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1988
Designated NMSRCPJune 8, 1984

It was the first homestead of Sam Cunningham, from Missouri, who built the hand-hewn log house. The building is the only surviving example of a hand-hewn log first homestead in the Roswell area.[2]

The ranch is significant also for association with C.C. Slaughter, a Texas cattleman who established a registered Hereford cattle herd here of national reputation.[2]

After C.C. Slaughter died in 1919, ownership of the property eventually went to George Slaughter's daughter Eloise and her husband Curtis Hill, a lawyer.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Corinne Sze; John Petronis (July 20, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Slaughter-Hill Ranch / Conningham Homestead; Estancia Pavo Real; Canning Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2018. with two photos from 1983 and 1987