Wyoming - Carbon County - Historic Districts
Carbon County Wyoming (Historic Districts) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Arlington, Brush Creek Work Center, Parco Historic District and Wyoming State Penitentiary District and Como Bluff dating back to 0.

Several famous people are associated with these Carbon County historic places including O.C. Marsh and Barton T. Ryan.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Carbon County places including Region 2 USDA Forest Service, Fisher & Fisher and Frederick Hutchinson Porter. Prominent architectural styles found in Carbon Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

Arlington (added 1983 - - #83004268)
Also known as Rock Creek Stage Station Historic District
S of I-180 , Arlington
DavidAllenBell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Auditorium, Department Store, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Brush Creek Work Center (added 1994 - - #94000276)
Also known as 48CR4203
WY 130 E of Saratoga, Medicine Bow NF , Saratoga
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
USDA Forest Service, Region 2
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Architecture, Social History, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
Como Bluff (added 1973 - - #73001925)
Also known as Como Bluff Historic-Paleontologic Site
On U.S. 30, along Como Ridge , Rock River--Medicine Bow
FunkMonk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Marsh,O.C.
Area of Significance:
Science, Education, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Mesozoic Era
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State, Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Downtown Rawlins Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001119)
Roughly 2nd to 6th Sts. and Front to Buffalo Sts. , Rawlins
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Downtown Rawlins Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1999 - - #99001221)
Roughly along 5th St., from W. Spruce to W. Cedar , Rawlins
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Porter, Frederick Hutchinson
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation, Commerce, Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Medical Business/Office, Meeting Hall, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Organizational, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater
Headquarters Park Historic District (added 2012 - - #11000748)
Approx. 1 mi. N. of WY 130 on USFS road 103, Centennial
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Muddy Creek Archeological Complex (added 2012 - - #12000291)
Address Restricted, Medicine Bow
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD
Parco Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000918)
Also known as Sinclair Historic District
Roughly bounded by Monroe Ave., N. Fourth St., Union and Lincoln Aves., and N. Ninth St. , Sinclair
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fisher & Fisher
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Rawlins Residential Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001141)
Also known as Sheep Hill, Capital Hill
Roughly bounded by Eighth St., Walnut St., Wyoming St., and Pine St. , Rawlins
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Ryan Ranch (added 1978 - - #78002823)
S of Saratoga off WY 130 , Saratoga
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Ryan,Barton T.
Significant Year:
1874
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry, Agriculture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Site 32 SL-O Intermediate Field Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000054)
.9 mi. SE. of Medicine Bow off Cty. Rd. 1, Medicine Bow
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Wyoming State Penitentiary District (added 1983 - - #83003360)
6th and Walnut Sts. , Rawlins
Ntsimp, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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