A diminutive structure on the ranch dates back to the 1800s. New York designer William Sofield named it “the relic” and says it would have been easy to tear down. “But I loved that trellislike ghost building nestled at the edge of a river” he says. “A homesteader would have chosen that site because he needed the water. I put the 21st-century main lodge next to it because it was perfectly oriented, even if you lived in less difficult times and wanted to be close to the river simply to enjoy it.”