Madison County Fairgrounds, U.S. Highway 41, Twin Bridges, Madison County, MT
Summary
1984 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention
Significance: These buildings were constructed by the WPA during 1936-37 for the purpose of accommodating an agricultural fair at Twin Bridges. The style of the structures is described as "WPA Rustic." Materials and craftspeople were all obtained locally. The buildings were primarily designed by C.D. Paxton with structural consultation provided by Tosten Stenberg. Supervisor of construction was Fred Sommers...
Survey number: HABS MT-52
Building/structure dates: 1936-1937 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1937 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Paxton, C D
Stenberg, Tosten
Sommers, Fred
Semple, William, faculty sponsor
Balint, Garth, field team
Lippitt, Kevin, field team
DeHaas, John N, field team
Utzinger, Robert, project manager
Montana State University, School of Architecture, sponsor
Madison County Fair Committee, sponsor
Kallestad, Mikel N, delineator
Location
Twin Bridges, 45.52833, -112.35855
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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