Box S Ranch 63895 Johnson Road Bend, OR 97703

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Farm & Ranch DIVIS ION

PAM MAYO-PHILLIPS & BROOK HAVENS PRINCIPAL BROKERS

541.480.1513 | 541.604.0788pam.mayo-phillips@sothebysrealty.com brook.havens@sothebysrealty.com www.desertvalleygroup.com

650 SW Bond St, Ste 100 Bend OR 97702

Pam Mayo-Phillips, Principal Broker Brook Havens, Principal Broker

C: 541-480-1513 pammayophillips@gmail.com C: 541-604-0788 brookmhavens@gmail.com

Box S Ranch ~ Recreational Lifestyle Ranch

Address: 63895, 63885 Johnson Road and 63900 Tyler Road Bend, OR 97703

Tax Map and Lots: 171112 TL 201, 171111 TL100, & 171101 TL 900 Property: Historic Box S Ranch offers unmatched Seclusion and Privacy minutes from Bend, OR. Cascade Mountain, Mt Jefferson, and Smith Rock Views from Property. •  280 acres - Property is fenced, gated and paved driveway. Private walking and riding trails. •  95 acres of Tumalo Irrigation Water Rights. Fields are planted in orchard grass for hay or

pasture. Irrigated with 7 wheel lines on a gravity irrigation system-negating the need for electric pumps to pressurize

•  Two ponds (clay lined) stocked with bass and crappie fish •  Annual O.D.F.W. Elk & Deer landowner permits available, Skeet shooting Area, and Hunting

Blinds on Pond •  Additional Potential home sites on acreage with separate access from Johnson Road– Buyer

responsible for due diligence with Deschutes County Improvements: •  Main Home: Built in 1998 is 4416 sf 4 bed, 5.5 bath features include: Great Room with stone

fireplace, office, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, parlor, billiard room, guest wing, utility room and 4 car garages (1153sf).

•  Landscaped with sprinkler system. •  Patios and Decks for outdoor entertaining and enjoyment •  Guest Home: Built in 1992, Updated in 2015 is 1850 sf 3 bedroom, 2 bath, office, family

room, loft and attached deck, 3 car garage with property water system. •  Horse Barn: 4165 sf, 6 stalls (12x12), office/guest quarters (363 sf) 1 bed, 1 bath, shop area

(253 sf), hay loft has 8 ton capacity •  Fenced Garden with raised beds •  2 Metal Hay Barns with concrete floors 44x112 (4978 sf) and 20x37 (749 sf) •  Custom chick coop with insulated rooms •  100x40 concrete pad for events or possible helicopter pad Irrigation: 95.1 acres Tumalo Water Right Assessment for 2016-$7441.80 Zoning: EFU-TRB (Exclusive Farm Use-Tumalo/Redmond/Bend

Taxes: 2016 Tax Year - $13,939.94

Terms: Cash

Price: $5,875,000.

APPOINTMENT ONLY—LISTING AGENT MUST ACCOMPANY

Box S Ranch Video Link: http://youtu.be/HoLfbe41YhI www.boxsranch-bendoregon.com

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It is said that homes tell stories…tales of those before us and hopefully many of those still yet to come. This is the magnificent story of a compassionate renovation behind one of Central Oregon’s most stunning ranches.Located in what is now Tumalo, the property was originally formed in the late 1800’s during a push into the wild West. As a result of the Federal Government seeking settlers and farmers for the rugged West, land claims for 160 acres were available to those who could irrigate at least 20 of those acres. Between 1902-1905, the land in Tumalo was promoted nationally as “profitable 80-acre homesteads.” Box S is now a pristine 280 acres complete with 95 acres of irrigation, two stocked ponds, varied topography, perimeter fencing and stunning Cascade mountain views. It is a far cry from the barren land that existed in the early 1900’s yet a complete throw back to the nostalgia of that era.

The Box S ranch has been home to only five owners over the last 100 years. Folklore tells the story of the “Box S” name. It is thought that the “S” shape of the canyon on the property helped provide a perfect “box” to contain cattle and thus Box S Ranch was born. Although the exact date of the first occupants is unknown, the current owners found newspapers dating back to 1903 in the walls of the original bunk house.

In 1991, the current owners bought the tired cattle ranch to be a family retreat for their three sons and extended family. The ranch was in great disrepair but despite the outward appearance, they began their passionate pursuit to restore the Box S with all its unique seclusion, privacy and splendor. While every building and structure needed to be replaced it was obvious that the first settlers had given great thought to where and why buildings were built on the property. The owners wanted to keep the original feel of the central compound. Their long term plan to totally rebuild the ranch started with a new ranch managers house and main barn in 1992. In 1998 construction of the Great House began. This was to replace the old homestead which had neither foundation nor central heat. The Great House as it is now called was built on the same spot as the old homestead, nestled in the mature 100 year old cottonwoods planted by the original owners. This spot provides spectacular views of the pastures, the front pond and the majestic Sisters Mountains.

Thoughtfully restored, rebuilt and regenerated, this exceptional property

now features a 4416 square foot main home with 4 beds and 4.5 baths, office, formal dining room with a restored book case from one of the properties’ original structures, gourmet kitchen, stone fireplace, decks and patios which take full advantage of the site positioning, an 1850 square foot guest home, barn with office and two additional hay barns.

The current owners have had an extraordinary journey at the Box S, creating a wonderful recreational lifestyle ranch. Many great stories and experiences have been shared on this property over the last 100 years. There is much to offer the next occupants. For more details contact Pam Mayo-Phillips or Brook Havens 541-923-1376

Journeyof the Box S Ranch

The BOX S RANCH, Bend, Oregon - History

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The$Earliest$Years$1880$–$1900$! The! earliest! arrivals! to! the! area!now!know!as! the!Tumalo! area!were!dry! farmers!who!first!diverted!water!from!Tumalo!Creek!in!1883,!and!for!a!decade!they!relied!on!short,!private!ditches!to!get!water!from!the!creek!to!their!ranches.!Many!of!these!early!settlers!were!aware!that!the!United!States!Government,!starting!in!the!year!1820,!had!passed!various!acts!to!“…#further#provision#for#the#sale#of#the#Public#Lands”.! !These!acts!were!the!result!of!the!Federal!Government!wanting!to!open!up!the!rugged!west!for!settlers/farmers!who!could!claim!160!acres!by!irrigating!at!least!20!of!them.!Under!these!Acts!(one!of!which!was!the!!“Carey!Act”,!the!State!was!required!to!select!lands!from!the!“public!domain”!that!could!be!“reclaimed”!from!the!US!Government!by!developing!the!dams,!canals,!irrigation!flumes!and!systems!for!irrigation!on!such!public!land.! !! In!1893,!entrepreneurs!from!Prineville!formed!the!Three!Sisters!Irrigation!Company!and!announced!a!plan!to!irrigate!30,000!acres!from!Tumalo!Creek.!By!1900,!the!acreage!had!doubled!in!size!and!attracted!new!investors!that!included!principals!in!the!Columbia!Southern!Railroad,!which! connected! Shaniko! with! the! Oregon! Short! Line! at! the! Columbia! River.! One! of! the!investors!was!named!William!A.!Laidlaw!and!named!the!town!after!himself.!!A!Post!Office!was!established! in! the! town! in! 1904.! ! It! remained! Laidlaw! until! settlers,! fed! up!with! the! lack! of!success!bringing!irrigation!water!to!their!lands,!and!since!the!investors!and!promoters!had!long!left,! they!renamed! the! town,!Tumalo! in!1915.!The!name!Tumalo! is!believed! to!come! from!the!Native! Indians! term,! tumallowa!meaning! “icy!waters”! or! a! wild! plum,! called! “temolo”! that!grew!in!the!area.!!

1900$$2$$1915$! Oregon!accepted!the!Carey!Act!in!1901!on!the!condition!that!private!developers!front!the!capital! to!build,!maintain,! and!operate!a!diversion,! storage,! and!distribution! system,!and! that!they!bring!enough!settlers!onto!the!lands!to!make!the!project!viable.!The!State!did!not!want!to!be!in!the!business!of!building!the!infrastructure!so!the!intention!was!to!have!private!developers!build! the! infrastructure! for! irrigation!systems.!Settles!could! then!tap! into! the!water!by!paying!the!developers!a! fee!or!“lien”!and!then!file!a!“claim”!for!his! land.!The!developer!could!retain!any!profit!from!selling!public!land!with!irrigation!water,!and!settlers!assumed!a!lien!to!secure!payment!for!the!cost!of!construction!and!operation.!The!state,!which!did!not!exercise!oversight,!created!the!State!Land!Board!(renamed!the!Desert!Land!Board!in!1909)!to!administer!the!act.!! During! 1902]1905,! the! land! in! Tumalo!was! promoted! nationally! as! “profitable! 80]acre!homesteads.”!In!1904,!the!developers!selected!the!first!lands!in!Oregon!that!the!Department!of!the! Interior!withdrew! from! the!public!domain.!The! system!and!water! supply,!however,!were!grossly!inadequate!to!irrigate!the!project!lands.!In!1905,!Tumalo!settlers!rallied!to!convince!the!state!to!take!responsibility!for!the!project.!Oswald!West,! the!state! land!agent,!and!John!Lewis,!Oregon’s!first!state!engineer,!began!their!long!involvement!with!the!troubled!Tumalo!project!in!1906.!! The!Anderson!Family,!Emil,!Fred!and!Nettie!first!settled!this!Property.!The!exact!date!of!their! arrival! is! not! know.!However,!when!we! restored! the! old! bunkhouse! for! hired!hands! to!sleep!during!harvest!and!cattle! roundups!we! found! the! inner!walls!were!stuffed! for! insulting!purposes!with!newspapers!dated!1903.!The!Old!Bunkhouse!sat!where!the!Great!House!kitchen!is!located!today.!!The!restored!bunk!house!now!sits!at!the!east!side!of!the!front!pond,!!is!used!for!entertaining!and!should!last!another!100!years!.!The!oldest!legal!document!referencing!the!ranch!

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was! recorded! in! the! Prineville,!Oregon,! the!County! Seat! for!Crook!County,! ! in! “Water!Right!Book!#1,!page!377”!on!April,!16,!1908!to!one,!Emil!Anderson.!From!the!US!Census!of!1910!there!were! three! Andersons! living! in! Laidlaw! at! that! time,! ! “Emil! Anderson,! age! 40”,! a! “Fred!Anderson,! age! 28”,! and! a! Nettie! Anderson! age! 30”.! The! US! Census! does! not! indicate! the!relationship!between!the!Andersons.!! A!Deed!to!the!Property!was!recorded!in!Prineville,!Oregon!in!“Deed!Book!#17,!page!58”!to! Emil!Anderson! on! June! 1st,! 1908.! ! (Deschutes!County!was! carved! out! of! Crook!County! in!1916).!!In!late!May!1911,!Fred!Anderson!traveled!all!the!way!from!Laidlaw!to!the!Dalles,!Oregon!to! lay!a! claim!with!and!pay! for!on! the!Property!with! the!United!States!of!America.!Fred!was!going!to!petition!“according#to#the#provisions#of# the#Act#of#Congress#of#April#24th,#1820#entitled#“An#Act# making# further# provision# for# the# sale# of# the# Public# Lands”! This! was! then! called! receiving! a!“patent”! on! the! land.!On!May! 25th,! 1911! “Patent!No.! 193924”! !was! recorded!with! the!United!States! of! America,! signed! by! the! President,!William!H.! Taft! and! the! Acting! Recorder! of! the!General!Land!Office!of!the!United!States!of!America!(copy!on!page!5!of!this!document).!!!

!! !Folklore!has!the!reason!for!the!name!“Box!S”!is!for!the!canyon!on!the!property!that!meanders!in!an!“S”!and!provided!a!perfect!“box”!to!contain!cattle.!Over!the!past!100!years!there!have!only!been!five!owners!of!the!Box!S.!

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Associated!with!the!land!for!the!ranch!are!95!acres!of!water!rights!to!irrigate!the!land!that!date!

back!to!the!Andersons.!The!ranch’s!irrigation!company!is!the!Tumalo!Irrigation!District!which!

delivers! water! from! Tumalo! Creek,! supplemented! by! storage! at! Crescent! Lake,! through! 140!

miles!of!pipeline,!canals,!and!ditches.!Approximately!635!landowners!use!the!water!to!irrigate!

7,314!acres!west!of!the!Deschutes!River.!The!water!rights!have!priorities!of!1900!through!1913.!

1991$to$Today$! In!1991,!the!current!owners!bought!the!tired!cattle!ranch!to!be!a!family!retreat!for!their!

three!sons!and!extended!family.!The!ranch!was! in!great!disrepair!and!so!despite! the!outward!

appearance,! they! began! their! passionate! pursuit! to! restore! the! Box! S! with! all! its! unique!

seclusion,!privacy!and! splendor.!While! every!building!and! structure!needed! to!be! replaced! it!

was!obvious! that! the! first! settlers!had!given!great! thought! to!where! and!why!buildings!were!

built!on!the!property.!The!Davenport’s!wanted!to!keep!the!original!feel!of!the!central!compound!!

!! The!owners!developed!a!long]term!plan!to!totally!rebuild!the!ranch!starting!with!a!new!

ranch! managers! house! and! main! barn! in! 1992.! The! old! barn! as! a! massive! structure! of!

approximately!10,000!sq!feet!but!with!hand!hewn!18!inch!juniper!trunks!as!supporting!columns!

throughout! the! barn.!All! that! remains!was! a! bookcase! that!we!were! able! to! salvage! and! sits!

today!at!the!end!of!the!Great!house’s!dining!room.!!Additionally!that!year!all!the!above!ground!

hand! line! was! replaced! by! burying! the! main! lines! for! irrigation! and! investing! in! all! new!

powered! wheel! lines.! Next! all! electric! lines! were! buried! for! aesthetic! reasons! to! insure! the!

wonderful!mountain!views!were!uninterrupted.!All!of! the!fields!had!to!be!plowed!under!and!

new! orchard! grass! planted.! The! original! configuration! of! fields! that!were! cleared,! cultivated,!

planted! and! harvested! more! than! 100! years! ago! are! still! used! today! for! the! production! of!

orchard!grass!hay!yielding!approximately!350!tons!per!season.!!!

! With! most! of! the! infrastructure! and! outer! building! completed,! the! owners! moved! to!

Bend! from!Southern!California! in!1998! to!start! construction!of! the!Great!House! to! replace! the!

old!homestead! !which!had!neither! foundation!nor! central!heat.!The!Great!House!as! it! is!now!

called! was! built! on! the! same! spot! as! the! old! homestead! nestled! in! the! mature! 100! year! old!

cottonwoods!planted!by!the!Andersons.! !This!spot!provides!spectacular!views!of!the!pastures,!

the!front!pond!and!the!majestic!Sisters!Mountains.!!

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For!Further!Reading:!

• Oregon!Historical! Society!Quarterly,! Volumes! 85,! 86!&! 87!Tumalo# –# Thirsty# Land! by!Martin! T.!

Winch,!!

• Tumalo,!by!Melinda!Jette!for!the!Oregon!Historical!Society,!2004!

• Go!to!the!Tumalo!Irrigation!District!website,!www.tumalo.org!

• Go!to!www.oregonencyclopedia.org,!section!on!Laidlaw/Tumalo!

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