Barton Ranch
Barton Ranch in South Lake Tahoe set for demolition
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 10:07pm
In what many locals was hoping wouldn't be the case, the Barton Ranch in South Lake Tahoe is set for demolition.
Family members who own the land and the buildings have spent years trying to get to this point in order to remove what they say is a dangerous set of buildings that have caused problems with vandals and vagrants.
On Tuesday, employees of Allied Environmental, Inc of Shingle springs were on site to remove asbestos in preparation for demolition.
Time running out to relocate historic Barton Ranch Complex
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/29/2015 - 11:35pm
Unless someone comes forward with the manpower, location and money needed to relocate the historic Barton Ranch Complex at the "Y", it will be torn down. Barton family members were granted the approval for demolition during Monday's Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) special hearings officer meeting.
The public has 21 days to file an appeal to the decision or the TRPA can approve the demolition.
Opinion: We need to keep historical buildings for future generations
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/28/2015 - 8:47pm
As I sat on the lawn in front of the historical Dangberg Ranch on Sunday, I smiled and imagined that South Lake Tahoe could have such a place.
The house that stands at the Dangberg Ranch, which is adjacent to the Park Ranch on Hwy 89 just north of Mottsville Lane, was home to a family that played an important role in the growth and shaping of the Carson Valley. They founded Minden, NV and established many businesses in the areas of banking, farming and a hotel. Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park preserves this essential chapter in Nevada’s history.
Destruction of Barton Ranch on June 29 TRPA meeting agenda
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 1:17am
Event Date:
June 29, 2015 - 2:00pm
The family members who own the historic W.D. Barton Ranch Complex located at the "Y" in South Lake Tahoe want to tear it down. The community has been very vocal in recent months about wanting to keep the buildings for the historical value. The Lake Tahoe Historical Society has heard from a group would is interested in buying the property, though it isn't for sale.
Letter: We should preserve the Barton Ranch House
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/25/2015 - 6:05pm
The Barton House is scheduled to be demolished and with its destruction there will be a loss of the history of South Lake Tahoe.
I understand that the house is proposed for demolition to make way for implementation of the Tahoe Valley Area Plan. I support the plan and its implementation because I think it has been done with care, good public input, and thoughtful discourse between landowners, residents and business owners and operators. The planning process in the City has been transparent.
The Rich History of South Lake Tahoe's Barton Ranch
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/20/2014 - 3:41pm
Having recently read an article about the owners of the Barton Ranch property planning to tear down all the buildings as they rot and decay for the advancement of the Tahoe Valley Plan I felt I had to reply. Although I haven't read over that plan I am aware of the rich history of the Barton family who are clearly one of Lake Valley's founding families.
Nine Decades of South Lake Tahoe Memories
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/20/2014 - 11:02pm
Movies were in a Quonset hut where movie goers had to bundle up to fight the cold. Lake Tahoe was full of one way roads and a 2 room school. The switchboard operator knew where all 50 winter residents were at all times. Cattle walking down Highway 50.
The history of the south shore came alive last week at the Camp Richardson Lodge during the Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s “Do You Remember?” series.
