National Register of Historic Places listings in Crook County, Wyoming

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Crook County, Wyoming.

Location of Crook County in Wyoming

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 13 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 20, 2023.[2]

Contents: Counties in Wyoming
Albany - Big Horn - Campbell - Carbon - Converse - Crook - Fremont - Goshen - Hot Springs - Johnson - Laramie - Lincoln - Natrona - Niobrara - Park - Platte - Sheridan - Sublette - Sweetwater - Teton - Uinta - Washakie - Weston

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Arch Creek Petroglyphs (48CK41)
Arch Creek Petroglyphs (48CK41)
Arch Creek Petroglyphs (48CK41)
December 4, 1986
(#86003458)
Address restricted[5]
Moorcroft
2 DXN Bridge over Missouri River
DXN Bridge over Missouri River
DXN Bridge over Missouri River
February 22, 1985
(#85000419)
Crook County Road 18-200
44°58′59″N 104°29′39″W
Hulett
3 Entrance Road-Devils Tower National Monument
Entrance Road-Devils Tower National Monument
Entrance Road-Devils Tower National Monument
July 24, 2000
(#00000854)
Devils Tower National Monument
44°35′14″N 104°42′52″W
Devils Tower
4 Entrance Station-Devils Tower National Monument
Entrance Station-Devils Tower National Monument
Entrance Station-Devils Tower National Monument
July 24, 2000
(#00000853)
Devils Tower National Monument
44°35′22″N 104°42′02″W
Devils Tower 1941 park building noted for its exemplary NPS Rustic architecture, and for its associations with the New Deal and the early development and management of the national monument.[6]
5 Inyan Kara Mountain
Inyan Kara Mountain
Inyan Kara Mountain
April 24, 1973
(#73001929)
About 15 mi (24 km) south of Sundance in Black Hills National Forest
44°12′48″N 104°21′00″W
Sundance vicinity Outlying peak of the Black Hills, figuring in the Lakota people's culture and network of signalling sites, and a landmark to White explorers and military expeditions.[7]
6 McKean Archeological Site (48CK7)
McKean Archeological Site (48CK7)
McKean Archeological Site (48CK7)
April 1, 1991
(#91000326)
Within the Keyhole Reservoir[8]
44°21′55″N 104°50′20″W
Moorcroft Extensive and well-stratified site showing 5,000 years of Native American use; further significant as a key type site for Middle Plains Archaic period projectile points and in the professional development of Northern Plains archaeology.[9]
7 Old Headquarters Area Historic District
Old Headquarters Area Historic District
Old Headquarters Area Historic District
July 20, 2000
(#00000852)
Devils Tower National Monument
44°35′26″N 104°43′15″W
Devils Tower Three buildings constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps 1931–37, noted for their association with the New Deal, the development of the first U.S. National Monument, and for their exemplary NPS Rustic architecture.[10]
8 Ranch A
Ranch A
Ranch A
March 17, 1997
(#97000227)
501 Sand Creek Rd.
44°29′24″N 104°06′38″W
Beulah Vacation estate of newspaper publisher Moses Annenberg with 13 contributing properties built 1932–1935; noted as some of the finest rustic architecture in Wyoming.[11] Now an event center.[12]
9 Sundance School
Sundance School
Sundance School
December 2, 1985
(#85003099)
108 N. 4th St.
44°24′22″N 104°22′40″W
Sundance Sundance's most architecturally prominent public building and a rare local use of locally quarried stone. Also a key venue in the development of the region's youth 1923–1971.[13] Now the Crook County Museum and Art Gallery.[14]
10 Sundance State Bank
Sundance State Bank
Sundance State Bank
March 23, 1984
(#84003660)
301 Main St.
44°24′22″N 104°22′47″W
Sundance 1914 bank noted for its distinctive transitional architecture and its association with a speculative boom in the Wyoming banking industry due to inflated agricultural prices during World War I.[15]
11 Tower Ladder-Devils Tower National Monument
Tower Ladder-Devils Tower National Monument
Tower Ladder-Devils Tower National Monument
July 24, 2000
(#00000855)
Devils Tower National Monument
44°35′23″N 104°42′50″W
Devils Tower Surviving 170-foot (52 m) section of an 1893 ladder built for the first known ascent of Devils Tower and used in numerous subsequent attempts up to 1927, which helped galvanize recreational climbing of the tower and local support for its protection.[16]
12 Vore Buffalo Jump
Vore Buffalo Jump
Vore Buffalo Jump
April 11, 1973
(#73001930)
369 Old U.S. Route 14[17]
44°32′09″N 104°09′24″W
Beulah vicinity 40-foot-deep (12 m) sinkhole used as a buffalo jump roughly 1300–1700, yielding well-preserved bison bones and projectile points.[18] Now a visitor attraction.[19]
13 Wyoming Mercantile
Wyoming Mercantile
Wyoming Mercantile
April 16, 1991
(#91000435)
3983 Wyoming Highway 24
44°38′24″N 104°10′57″W
Aladdin One of Wyoming's only intact vernacular 19th-century general stores—built in 1896—and the long-serving nucleus of the tiny community of Aladdin.[20]

See also

References

  1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  5. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  6. McKoy, Kathy (2000-04-15). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Entrance Station. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  7. Junge, Mark (1971-08-26). National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Inyan Kara Mountain. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  8. Mulloy, William. "The McKean Site in Northeastern Wyoming". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 10.4 (1954): 432-460: 435.
  9. "McKean Archaeological Site". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  10. McKoy, Kathy (2000-04-20). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old Headquarters Area Historic District. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  11. Starr, Eileen; Phyllis Guenin (May 1995). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ranch A. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  12. "Ranch A". Ranch A Restoration Foundation. 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  13. Gorman, Mike (1984-02-07). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Sundance State Bank. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  14. "Crook County Museum". Sundance Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  15. Gorman, Mike (1984-02-07). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Sundance State Bank. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  16. McKoy, Kathy (2000-04-15). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Tower Ladder. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  17. Location derived from this website; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
  18. "Vore Buffalo Jump". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  19. "Vore Buffalo Jump". Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  20. Brown, Mabel (1990-04-20). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wyoming Mercantile. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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