New Fork - Second Store - Boulder, Wyoming
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brwhiz
N 42° 42.179 W 109° 42.912
12T E 605225 N 4728633
The second or "new" store at New Fork was built in 1906.
Waymark Code: WMAF0J
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2011
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The second store at New Fork is one-story log with false front and gable roof (41' x 25') built by John Vible in 1906. It is constructed with full logs with full dovetail notching at the corners. The logs have been rechinked with cement. The east elevation or front has a frame false front extending above the roofline covered with clapboard siding. There is a front porch with leanto roof covered with tarpaper and supported by square posts. There is decorative wood trim running along the eave of the porch roof. The gable roof is covered with metal sheeting. The building rests on a dry laid stone foundation. The interior is divided into two rooms by means of a log partition tied into the east and west walls with full dovetail notching and has a wood floor. The east elevation has a twin 4-light fixed window with wood sash and frames and a 2-light window, on the north and south side of the door respectively.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): New Fork
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
US Highway 191
Boulder, Wyoming 82923
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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