Lester F. and Margaret Stewart Hewlett Ranch House

Built in 1929-30, the Lester F. and Margaret Stewart Hewlett Ranch House is one of eight significant buildings on Stewart Ranch, a well preserved turn-of-the-century “recreational ranch” that served for over 50 years as both a working ranch and a recreational summer retreat for its owners, prominent business and professional men from Salt Lake City. Stewart Ranch is probably the best preserved of the recreational ranches that were established on the western edge of the Uinta Mountains, a popular location for such ranches because of both its wilderness appeal and its proximity to Salt Lake City, only about sixty miles away. The ranch was established c.1902 by four Stewart brothers William M., Samuel W., Charles B., and Barnard J.–who maintained their homes and professions in Salt Lake City while supervising and, to various degrees, participating in the operations of the ranch. The Stewarts sold the ranch in 1931 to Lester Hewlett, son-in-law of Charles, and his brother, Verner, who operated it for 24 years as a successful dairy ranch. During their ownership they, like the Stewarts, continued to live and work in Salt Lake City and used the ranch as both a working ranch and a recreational summer retreat.

Part of the Stewart Ranch, the Lester F. and Margaret Stewart Hewlett Ranch House is located off highway 35 near Woodland, Utah and was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#85001134) on May 23, 1985.