National Register of Historic Places - Wyoming (WY), Sweetwater County

Sweetwater County Wyoming (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lucerne Valley Archaeological District, Downtown Rock Springs Historic District, Downtown Rock Springs Historic District (Boundary Increase), Green River Downtown Historic District and Wardell Court Historic Residential District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sweetwater County places including James Libby and Union Pacific Coal Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Sweetwater Country are Art Deco, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Downtown Rock Springs Historic District (added 1994 - - #93001492)

Roughly bounded by K, 4th, C, 2nd, A and 5th Sts. , Rock Springs

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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

Downtown Rock Springs Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2023 - - #100009220)

Also known as 48SW17029

A portion of the southwest side of K St. northeast to its intersection with Pilot Butte Ave., then northeast along both sides of Pilot Butte Ave. to Elias Ave., Rock Springs

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Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Architecture, Transportation

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

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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

Lucerne Valley Archaeological District (added 2021 - - #100006664)

Also known as Henry?s Fork Rock Art, Manila Petroglyphs

Address Restricted, Washam

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Area of Significance:

Archeology-Historic Aboriginal, Archeology-Prehistoric, Art

Wardell Court Historic Residential District (added 1997 - - #96001630)

Wardell Crt., jct. with D St. , Rock Springs

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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