
Main Street Historic District - Buffalo, Wyoming
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BruceS
N 44° 20.818 W 106° 41.940
13T E 364579 N 4911813
Quick Description: Historic downtown area of the ranching community of Buffalo, Wyoming.
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 9/1/2007 2:06:43 PM
Waymark Code: WM247H
Views: 13
Long Description:
"The Buffalo Main Street Historic District contains historically
significant buildings primarily dating from 1900 to 1932. This one
and a half block district extends diagonally along Main Street at
the heart of the larger commercial area. It is divided midway in
the block between Fetterman Street and Fort Street on the north.
Clear Creek, originally the impetus for locating Buffalo at this
site runs under Main Street just south of this boundary. Angus
Street serves as the southern boundary. Buffalo's buildings are
typical of other commercial structures constructed in Wyoming and
the West during the same period, and are representative of the
cattle industry's recovery from weather, political battles of the
1880s and 1890s, and the trend for growth experienced at the turn
of the century. Facade details represent a simple stylistic
approach to commercial design. Most of the buildings are
constructed of brick, a few are stone, and some have been stuccoed.
The buildings in the Buffalo Main Street Historic District
represent a prosperous commercial area supported by the
agricultural base of the upper Powder River Basin in northern
Wyoming." ~ Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office website
Street address: Main Street Buffalo, Wyoming
 County / Borough / Parish: Johnson County
 Year listed: 1984
 Historic significance: Event
 Period of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
 Current function: Commerce and Trade, Domestic
 Privately owned?: yes
 [U.S.] National Register of Historic Places URL: [Web Link]
 Website (secondary): [Web Link]
 Season start / Season finish: Not listed
 Hours of operation: Not listed

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