Wyoming - Sweetwater County
Sweetwater County Wyoming has 33 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 16 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Expedition Island, Natural Corrals Archeological Site (48SW336), Reliance Tipple, Araphoe and Lost Creek Site (48SW4882) and City Hall.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Paleo-Indian, Late Pre-Historic, Late Prehistoric, Middle Archaic, Late Archaic and Shoshone dating back to 10999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Sweetwater County historic places including Maj. John Wesley Powell and Elinore Pruitt Stewart.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sweetwater County places including Allen & Garcia, Walter J. Cooper, Clyde Stewart, Colorado Bridge & Const. Co., Charles G. Sheely, D.D. Spanni, Martin Didicus Kern, Hugo Gaensslen, Union Pacific Coal Co. and Maginnis and Walsh. Prominent architectural styles found in Sweetwater Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Romanesque and Classical Revival.

Araphoe and Lost Creek Site (48SW4882) (added 1986 - - #86000352)
Also known as 48SW4882
Address Restricted , Hadsell Cabin
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Native American, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Paleo-Indian, Late Pre-Historic
Period of Significance:
9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal, State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Bairoil Town Hall (added 2015 - - #15000858)
Bairoil Dr., Bairoil Dr.
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-2000 AD
City Hall (added 1980 - - #80004053)
4th and B Sts. , Rock Springs
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Kern,Martin Didicus
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
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Decker, Dean, Site (48FR916; 48SW541) (added 1986 - - #86000354)
Also known as 48FR916;48SW541
Address Restricted , Honeycomb Buttes
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Prehistoric
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal, State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Downtown Rock Springs Historic District (added 1994 - - #93001492)
Roughly bounded by K, 4th, C, 2nd, A and 5th Sts. , Rock Springs
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Classical Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, European, Asian, Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Organizational, Post Office, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Organizational, Post Office, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
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Dug Springs Station Site (added 1977 - - #77001384)
Also known as Dug Springs Station
Address Restricted , Rock Springs
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Transportation, Military, Communications
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
ETD Bridge over Green River (added 1985 - - #85000439)
Cty. Rd. CN4-8SS , Fontenelle
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Colorado Bridge & Const. Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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ETR Big Island Bridge (added 1985 - - #85000440)
Cty. Rd. CN4-4 , Green River
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sheely,Charles G.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Eldon--Wall Terrace Site (48SW4320) (added 1985 - - #85003223)
Also known as 48SW4320
Address Restricted , Westvaco
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Archaic
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 1000-2999 BC
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Expedition Island (added 1968 - - #68000056)
S of Union Pacific RR bridge, near E bank of the Green River , Green River
Ntsimp, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Powell,Maj. John Wesley
Significant Year:
1871, 1869
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
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First National Bank Building (added 1980 - - #80004054)
Also known as Security Bank Building
502 S. Main St. , Rock Springs
DavidAllenBell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spanni,D.D., Cooper,Walter J.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
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Granger Station (added 1970 - - #70000678)
Also known as Ham's Fork Station;South Bend Station;Granger Stage Station
In Granger , Granger
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Communications
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
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Gras House (added 1986 - - #86000355)
Also known as Boucvalt--Gras House
616 W. Elias , Rock Springs
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Green River Downtown Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001306)
72-142 Flaming Gorge Way, 58-94 N. 1st St., 125-200 E. Railroad Ave., 62-94 N. 1st E. St., Pedestrian Overpass , Green River
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Rail-Related, Road-Related, School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Communications Facility, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
More Information:
Laclede Station Ruin (added 1978 - - #78002833)
Also known as Laclede Station
Address Restricted , Rock Springs
S.L. Krause, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Communications
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Western Migration
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Natural Corrals Archeological Site (48SW336) (added 1987 - - #87000873)
Also known as 48SW336
Address Restricted , South Superior
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic, Shoshone
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Our Lady Sorrows Catholic Church (added 1997 - - #97001326)
Also known as South Side Catholic Church
A at Broadway , Rock Springs
DavidAllenBell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Libby, James, et al., Maginnis and Walsh
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Outlaw Inn (added 2018 - - #100003142)
1630 Elk Street, Rock Springs
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Motel, International, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1966-1975 AD
Parting of the Ways (added 1976 - - #76001962)
15 mi. NE of Farson , Farson
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
More Information:
Point of Rocks Stage Station (added 1970 - - #70000679)
Also known as Almond Stage Station
Off I-80 , Rock Springs
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Red Rock (added 1978 - - #78002832)
SW of Rawlins , Rawlins
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
More Information:
Reliance School and Gymnasium (added 1988 - - #87002303)
1321 Main St. , Reliance
Realwyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Libby,James L., Union Pacific Coal Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Civic, Clubhouse, Meeting Hall, School, Sport Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Civic, Clubhouse, School, Sport Facility, Theater
More Information:
Reliance Tipple (added 1991 - - #91000619)
Also known as 48SW6461
E of US 187 , Reliance
Realwyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
More Information:
Rock Springs Elks' Lodge No. 624 (added 1993 - - #93001383)
Also known as Elks' Lodge;848SW7692
307 C St. , Rock Springs
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cowell, F.H., Spani, D.D.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Rectory (added 2015 - - #15000929)
Rock Springs, Rock Springs
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Slovenski Dom (added 1997 - - #97001601)
513 Bridger Ave. , Rock Springs
YuriVict, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Entertainment/Recreation, European
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
South Superior Union Hall (added 1983 - - #83004305)
Main and Bridge Sts. , South Superior
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Professional
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Stewart, Elinore Pruitt, Homestead (added 1985 - - #85000871)
Also known as Elinore and Clyde Stewart Homestead
Off UT 414 , McKinnon
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Stewart,Elinore Pruitt
Significant Year:
1913, 1898
Area of Significance:
Art, Literature
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Sweetwater Brewery (added 1982 - - #82001838)
Also known as Green River Brewery
48 W. Railroad Ave. , Green River
Wikipogo~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gaensslen,Hugo
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Taliaferro House (added 1998 - - #98000909)
106 Cedar St. , Rock Springs
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Tolar Petroglyph Site (added 2014 - - #14000822)
Address Restricted, Point of Rocks
S.L. Krause, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
US Post Office--Green River (added 1997 - - #97001535)
Also known as Trudel's Restaurante
3 W. Flaming Gorge Way , Green River
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thomsen, Hyrum C., Wetmore, James A.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Wardell Court Historic Residential District (added 1997 - - #96001630)
Wardell Crt., jct. with D St. , Rock Springs
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Union Pacific Coal Co., Libby,James
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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