Holcomb Ranch | Judy Harris

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2505 Holcomb Ranch Lane Reno, Nevada 89511

Exceptional gentleman’s ranch, with picturesque horse and cattle properties

Outstanding property in the historic Holcomb Ranch area of southwest Reno. This is an area of meandering gentleman’s ranches, picturesque horse and cattle properties, and WATER, if you are lucky enough to have water rights! This property has extensive water rights granted to this land by the federal government in 1874, a little over 20 years before the city of Reno was incorporated in fact, and this parcel’s extensive rights cannot be cancelled for non-use.

This exceptional area of Reno was settled originally by Grove Holcomb and his wife Sarah Lyell after they purchased 160 acres of land in 1869... The Holcombs were one of the first families in the area to raise alfalfa. Grove Holcomb was quoted as saying “Washoe County figures as one of the most attractive, progressive, and prosperous divisions of the state of Nevada.”

Included on this parcel is a classic barn and farrier’s shed, hand-crafted so many years ago with the skill of those times by it’s original owners. There are also two small cottages on the property. This land has been owned by this family for generations. The fortunate new owner of this land will be surrounded by elegant ranch parcels of high value.

Claim 191 (negotiable last chance ditch water rights) 11.4 acres with 42.78 acre feet available April-October depending on precipitation levels

Claim 732 (natural spring water right) 1.97 acres with 7.388 acre feet with 2 pressure tanks

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WATER RIGHTS

The water rights map for this area was completed in 1997. The map delineates the water righted area within each parcel along with showing any dry areas or non-water righted areas. There are two separate water right claims within the parcel, claim 191 and claim 732, along with a dry area (the brown hatched area). Claim 191 (Last Chance Ditch water rights): 11.4 acres with 42.78 acre feet. Claim 732 (spring water right): 1.97 acres with 7.388 acre-feet. The total surface water right sums up to (42.78 +7.388) = 50.148 acre feet. However, the claim 191 water comes from the last Chance Ditch and is a direct Truckee River Water right, while the claim 732 water right is from the Spring source and not a direct Truckee River right.

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Every 20’ of 2” pipe contains 5 gallons of water. Water stays in the pipeline. There are no holding tanks. Under the main cottage and and by the vault by the Ferrier’s shed there are pressure tanks that the spring water flows into and then beyond. Last chance ditch is the primary summertime water on the west side of the property. First of April to the end of October in a good water year. This feeds the west side of the property down to the culvert on the northernmost section of the land. A septic tank was put in approximately 1969, 25’ north of the corner of the cottages, green lid is visible. Leach line goes along the fence towards the brick building/chicken coop.

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Fun facts of Holcomb Ranch

Brick chicken house was built with bricks made in Virginia City.

The crooked building was a vegetable cooler because the creek ran under this and kept the vegetables cool. The walls are very thick with sawdust in the middle for insulation to keep vegetables cool.

The ranch raised sheep. They would produce meat there that they would take to the mines in Virginia City, along with ice from the studio cottage closer to the road which was an icehouse. They would take mutton and ice and come back with bricks made in VC which they used to build the brick building on the property.

The white house adjacent to the west side of the property mid-way was owned by Wilbur May who at the time owned the most successful department store in the business.