A Unique Nevada Historic Site

The Dangberg Home Ranch began in 1857 when German immigrant Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg started a new life in Nevada. He built a log cabin and cleared and irrigated the land. He also married, and the cabin grew into a large house as he and his wife, Maggie, raised five children. Dangberg prospered, and his success as a rancher, businessman and politician established the Dangbergs as the most influential family in Carson Valley history.

In 1902, the family founded the Dangberg Land and Livestock Co. and over the next few decades expanded their holdings to almost 50,000 acres supporting cattle and sheep production, along with vegetable crops and other products. In 1906, the family founded the town of Minden and there, in partnership with other ranchers, established several businesses focused on agriculture, banking and a hotel.

Today, the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park preserves this essential chapter in Nevada’s history. Guided tours take visitors through the main residence and other buildings, where stories of artifacts and artifacts connected with stories connect with 150 years of history. Nevada’s elite once passed through the doors of the Dangberg Home Ranch, and now you’re invited to visit, too.

Tour reservations are required. Call 775-783-9417 to reserve your space. The tour fee is $8, free for children 16 and younger.

Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
    1450 Highway 88
    PO Box 1158
    Minden, NV  89423

Mark Jensen, Park Curator
    curator@dangberghomeranch.org
    775-783-9417