Gildersleeve Mine
The Gildersleeve Mine, in Lolo National Forest near Superior in Mineral County, Montana, was a gold and barite mine listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
Gildersleeve Mine | |
 Cabins at Gildersleeve Mine, 2014 | |
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| Location | Lolo National Forest, Superior, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 47°02′09″N 115°02′04″W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000723[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 2002 |
The listed 5 acres (2.0 ha) area included nine contributing buildings, two contributing sites, two contributing structures, and a contributing object.[1] These include:
- cook / main house, a 48.5 by 10.25 feet (14.78 m × 3.12 m) one-story frame building
- bunkhouse
- little house / office
- blacksmith shop and drying area
- two outhouses
- meat house
- chicken coop
- wood shed
- mine adit
- water system
- mining equipment
- tailings pile[2]
It was deemed notable as "the most complete depression-era mining camp remaining in western Montana. Located within the Cedar Creek Historic Mining District, the Gildersleeve mine is the heart of a family-run hard rock mining operation established and run by the Gildersleeve family of Superior, Montana. It is a unique mining community built atop tailings from late 19th-century mining activities."[2]
The complex also supported U.S. Forest Service activity.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Dan Gard (July 30, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gildersleeve Mine / 24MNO184". National Park Service. Retrieved February 11, 2018. With 38 photos from 2000-2001.
