William & Lucina Bowe Ranch, Blacksmith Shop, 180 feet west-southwest of House, Melrose, Silver Bow County, MT
Summary
Significance: The blacksmith shop contributes to the significance of the William and Lucina Bowe Ranch. It is linked to the site's important association with the agricultural development of the lower Big Hole Valley in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The blacksmith shop also serves as an example of a vernacular building form common to the period in which it was built.
Survey number: HABS MT-104-J
Building/structure dates: ca. 1895- ca. 1905 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1905
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Hager, Kristi, photographer
McCormick, Mary, historian
Location
melrose, 45.63187, -112.68447
Source
Library of Congress
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