Teton County Historic Preservation Board

Preservation Advocacy with the Teton County Historic Preservation Board

Q: What are your goals for the future of Preservation in Teton County?
A: There are so many. Preservation has never been, and will never be, about suspending buildings and landscapes in time. The most successful buildings and landscapes change to stay relevant for new uses. Preservation is about leveraging what we have. -Erin Gibbs, Board Member.

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O is for: Oxeye Window!
Oxeye windows are round or oval shaped, and often used as a decorative element that also brings in extra light to the interior. They were popular additions to several late 19th century architectural styles, and several revivals of earlier styles. Because of Jackson’s geography it was difficult to get such decorative elements delivered to the valley until the 20th century. They are a rare sight around town.

Keep an eye out for oxeye windows around town! Take a photo and tag us.

📸: Photo by Samantha Ford.

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Preservation Advocacy with the Teton County Historic Preservation Board

Q: What`s your favorite historic building in Teton County?
A: The Cowboy Bar–a classic that has somehow withstood the test of time, and hopefully, will continue to! It`s a great testament to how unique architecture and historic character can be an integral part of an internationally recognized destination. -Michael Stern, Board President

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Preservation News! The Coe Cabin has recently been added to the National Register of Historic Places! This exciting news was just announced in time for Preservation Month.

The Coe Cabin was built in 1914 as a small log home for Clarence and Martha Dow, who traded it for a team of horses from Si Ferrin. Later, the cabin was sold to Cora O’Grote in 1920 who operated a laundry business out of the building. She sold to Emily J. Thompson (later Emily Coe) a year later, who then added a large addition on the south from which to operate the laundry business. In 1922 the laundry business was sold, and the cabin was utilized as a rental property. In 1929 Emily and her new husband Edgar Coe moved into the cabin as their primary residence. Emily Coe died in 1946, and the house changed hands to Martha Marean, a popular local teacher. Martha also utilized the house as a rental property, and it suffered two fires during this period. One damaged the upper floor badly enough, it was still visible during later renovations in the 1980s and 2010s. In 1976 the popular Sweetwater Deli opened in the building, and the later Sweetwater Restaurant operated until 2017. In 2018 an extensive restoration was undertaken to preserve this early Jackson building. It is one of few to have the distinction of few changes since its construction and for remaining in its original location.

📸: Photo by Samantha Ford

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🗓️ Mark your calendars for the 2nd Tuesday of every month for the Preservation Board meeting!

🤝 Our next Board Meeting is Tuesday, May 13th from 7-9pm in person and via Zoom. Meetings are held in the Teton County Board of Commissioners Meeting Room.

👥The public is welcome to comment at every meeting. For details about this month’s meeting, see the links below:

📋 AGENDA: https://tetonhistoricpreservation.org/tchpb-meeting-documents/
💻 ZOOM LINK: https://bit.ly/teton-preservation-zoom

📸: Group standing outside Log Cabin Club. Collection of History Jackson Hole (2004.0106.009) @jacksonhole_history

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Preservation Advocacy! Q: How did you become interested in Historic Preservation?

A: I became interested in Historic Preservation more recently than most. I love the idea of keeping some older structures around town to remind us about the people that struggled to make it here in the old west. Older construction deserves to be preserved as a way of saying thank you to the earlier residents of the community.
-Nicholas Houfek, Board Member

May is Preservation Month! Join us all month long as we celebrate our historic built environment. Our Board is sharing what brings us all together to protect our heritage and history.

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May is Preservation Month! Join us all month long as we celebrate our historic built environment. We’ll share our Board’s diverse backgrounds and perspectives to highlight what brings us all together to protect our heritage and history. What are your goals for the future of preservation in Teton County? Share in the comments below!

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📖 This month’s Preservation Dictionary term is: Historic Designed Landscapes!
"Historic designed landscapes are deliberate artistic creations that reflect a defined style or landscape architecture or exemplify the work of a notable designer. These were consciously designed and laid out either by a master gardener, landscape architect, architect, or horticulturalist to a design principle, or by an owner or other amateur according to a recognized style or tradition."
Source: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/cultural-landscape-categories.htm

📥 Have suggestions for a definition or questions about cultural landscapes? Leave them below!

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Did you know Jackson once had a water tower? This tower was installed in 1929 as part of the town’s first gravity-fed system that brought running water into the buildings for the first time. To demonstrate the power of the new system, water was shot over the roof of the Clubhouse to encourage residents to connect their houses.

📸: 1991.3636.012 (History Jackson Hole collection @jacksonhole_history)

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Can you guess what famous intersection in town this is? It’s facing southwest and none of the visible businesses still exist. The white clapboard with the false front on the left is an extension of the smaller log building on the right, they’re both the Log Cabin Club. Across the road is the remains of a Texaco Station, owned and built by Chester Simpson in 1934. The photo also shows the road has been dug up to install the next segment of the new water system.

📸: 1958.0571.001P (History Jackson Hole Collection @jacksonhole_history

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N is for: National Folk Style
National Folk is a catch-all term with which to categorize the varied architecture unique to local areas. Meaning, due to geographic and social constraints, certain patterns in house building can take different shapes depending on the local climate and access to materials. In Jackson, log tends to be the most-used building material in the early 20th century due to the difficulty in accessing nationwide trade routes via the railroad.

We have many representations of different forms and styles of National Folk architecture, but one of the most recognized is the Van Vleck house. These square frames with hipped or pyramidal roofs were cost effective and gave you the most space for the least building supplies. Something needed in Jackson in 1910 when it was constructed. Later examples of our National Folk buildings are frame, with clapboard siding as transportation routes improved.

Keep an eye out for examples of National Folk around town (we have quite a few)! Take a photo and tag us.

📸: Van Vleck home now Cafe Genevieve (History Jackson Hole 1958.2467.001)
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