Grant & Price Streets (Commercial Building), Grant & Price Streets, South Pass City, Fremont County, WY
Summary
Significance: This is an example of the type of commercial building found in mining towns at the turn of the century. The present building on the site of the Miner's Exchange Saloon dates from the 1890's after the razing of the original building by fire. Activities associated with the building include a saloon, a hat shop, and a private dwelling. The building was purchased in 1966 by the Wyoming 75th Anniversary Commission and in 1967 was made a part of the Old South Pass Historical Preserve by the Wyoming legislature.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-36
Survey number: HABS WY-41
Building/structure dates: ca. 1890 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000670
Tags
historic sites
saloons
stores and shops
south pass city
price
price streets
commercial
pass
fremont
fremont county
wyoming
historic american buildings survey
john swingle
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
cabin
department stores
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Swingle, John
Location
South Pass City
,
42.46829, -108.79984
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html