Ten Sleep Mercantile
Ten Sleep Mercantile | |
![]() Ten Sleep Mercantile in 2020 | |
Location | Pine and Second Streets, Ten Sleep, Wyoming |
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Coordinates | 44°2′3″N 107°26′59″W / 44.03417°N 107.44972°W |
Built | 1905 |
Architect | H.T. Church |
NRHP reference No. | 86002324 |
Added to NRHP | September 11, 1986[1] |
Ten Sleep Mercantile, also known as Ten Sleep Hardware, is an example of a typical small-town general store. Located in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, it has been the focal point of the town since it was built in 1905 by H.T. Church. Upon Church's death in 1918 the property was bought by Buffalo businessman and rancher Alex Healy (Rancher) in an agreement that brought the store under the control of Paul Frison. Frison, who later served as mayor of Ten Sleep and as a Wyoming state legislator,[2] operated the store from 1918 to 1943.
Ten Sleep Mercantile is an example of the tall, narrow and deep commercial buildings commonly found in small American towns. The two story
The interior is well preserved with a large, deep main room and a pressed tin ceiling and plastered walls. A row of arched columns support the second floor. The second floor originally comprised two large rooms for the live-in owners, now subdivided. An unfinished basement underlies all.[3]
Paul Frison was significant as a local historian who was instrumental in promoting the
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Ten Sleep Hardware". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. 2008-10-01.
- ^ a b c Davidson, Hugh Roe (September 10, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ten Sleep Mercantile". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
External links
- Photographs of Ten Sleep Mercantile at the National Park Service's NRHP database
- Ten Sleep Hardware at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
- Ten Sleep Mercantile at the National Archives and Records Administration