Mormon Row Historic District
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Mormon Row Historic District | |
 John Moulton Barn within Mormon Row Historic District, June 2004 | |
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| Location | Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wyoming |
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| Nearest city | Moose, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 43°39′38.00″N 110°39′51.41″W / 43.6605556°N 110.6642806°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| MPS | Grand Teton National Park MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000495[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1997[1] |
Mormon Row is a historic district in Teton County, Wyoming, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Description
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The district consists of a line of homestead complexes along the Jackson-Moran Road near the southeast corner of Grand Teton National Park, in the valley called Jackson Hole. The rural historic landscape's period of significance includes the construction of the Andy Chambers, T.A. Moulton and John Moulton farms from 1908 to the 1950s. Six building clusters and a separate ruin illustrate Mormon settlement in the area and comprise such features as drainage systems, barns, fields and corrals.[2][3] Apart from John and T.A. Moulton, other settlers in the area were Joseph Eggleston, Albert Gunther, Henry May, Thomas Murphy and George Riniker.[4]
The area is also known as Antelope Flats, situated between the towns of Moose and Kelly. It is a popular destination for tourists and photographers on account of the historic buildings, the herds of bison, and the spectacular Teton Range rising in the background. The alluvial soil to the east of Blacktail Butte was more suitable than most locations in Jackson Hole for farming, somewhat hampered by a lack of readily available water.[4] The Mormon homesteaders began to arrive in the 1890s from Idaho, creating a community called "Gros Ventre", with a total of 27 homesteads. The Mormon settlers tended to create clustered communities, in contrast to the isolated homesteads more typical of Jackson Hole.[5]
The Mormon Row district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1997.[1]
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand Teton National Park
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Teton County, Wyoming
- Historical buildings and structures of Grand Teton National Park
- Andy Chambers Ranch Historic District
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wyoming
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Mormon Row Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. August 12, 2008.
- ^ A. Hubber; C. Miller; J. Caywood (January 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Mormon Row Historic District" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "Chapter 6: The Pioneers: Homesteading in Jackson Hole, 1884-1900". A Place Called Jackson Hole: A Historic Resource Study of Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service. August 12, 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Mormon Row". Grand Teton National Park: Cultural History. National Park Service. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
External links
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- Mormon Row at Grand Teton National Park
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WY-26, "T. A. Moulton Ranch, Mormon Row Road, Kelly vicinity, Teton County, WY", 20 photos, 13 measured drawings, 16 data pages
- HABS No. WY-83, "Andy Chambers' Ranch House, Mormon Row Road, Kelly vicinity, Teton County, WY", 6 photos, 5 measured drawings, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- Mormon Row Historic District at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
