,USDI/NPS Registration Form Sussex Community Hall Johnson County, Wyoming Page 1 NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of Property historic name Sussex Post Office and Store other names/site number Sussex Community Hall 2. Location street & number Sussex Road not for publication N/A city or town Kaycee vicinity N/A state Wyoming code WY county Johnson code 019 zip code 82639 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this y\ nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property "Xi meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant __ nationally __ statewide "A locally. ( __ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) of certifying official Date State or Federal agency and bureau USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Sussex Community Hall Johnson County, Wyoming Page 2 In my opinion, the property ___ meets ___ does not meet the National Register criteria. ( __ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I, hereby certify that this property is entered in the National Register __ See continuation sheet, determined eligible for the National Register __ See continuation sheet, determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain): _____________ ^ Signature of Keeper Date of Action r&L<**~ V 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) _X_ private __ public-local __ public-State __ public-Federal Category of Property (Check only one box) _X_ building(s) __ district __ site __ structure __ object USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form ,Sussex Community Hall Johnson County, Wyoming Page 3 Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing __i__ ____ buildings ____ ____ sites ____ ____ structures ____ ____ objects _!_ ____ Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register N/A Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) N/A 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: Commerce/Trade Sub:General Store_ Social _________ Meeting Hall__ Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: Social_______ Sub:Meeting Hall 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) N/A Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation Concrete roof ____Asphalt Shingle (Metal) walls ____Wood_______________________ other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Sussex Community Hall Johnson County, Wyoming Page 4 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) _X_ A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. ___ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. ___ C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. ___ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) ___ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. ___ B removed from its original location. ___ C a birthplace or a grave. ___ D a cemetery. ___ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. ___ F a commemorative property. ___ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Social History USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Sussex Community Hall Johnson County, Wyoming Page 5 Period of Significance _1914 - 1948 Significant Dates 1914 (date of construction) Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) Cultural Affiliation Architect/Builder N/A Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS) __ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested. __ previously listed in the National Register __ previously determined eligible by the National Register __ designated a National Historic Landmark __ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # ______ __ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # ______ Primary Location of Additional Data __X_ State Historic Preservation Office __ Other State agency __ Federal agency __ Local government __ University __ Other Name of repository: ______________ USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Sussex Community Hall Johnson County, Wyoming Page 6 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 4.8 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 13 395680 4838900 3 _ _____ ______ 2 4 See continuation sheet. Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Harriet Garrett; Nancy Weidel, SHPO organization date August 19. 1998 street & number 105 Lower Sussex Road telephone(307) 738-2268 city or town Kaycee state WY___ zip code 82639 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Sussex Community Hall Johnson County, Wyoming Page 7 Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name street & number telephone_____ city or town____________________________ state____ zip code NFS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section _Z_ Page _8._ Sussex Community Hall Johnson County,Wyoming 7. Description The Sussex Community Hall is a one-story, wood-framed building that measures 86 feet long and 26 feet wide. It rests on a concrete foundation and has an unfinished basement. The original novelty siding remains, and corrugated sheet metal covers the asphalt- shingled roof. A stove pipe protrudes through the roof on the southeast slope, and one each on the northeast and southwest sides. The long rectangular building is unadorned except for simple knee braces and brackets under the wide overhanging eaves, corner boards, and plain window surrounds. The original two sets of paired, 2-over-2 double-hung windows that flanked the door on the east facade, have been replaced by two sets of shorter, fixed-sash double windows. The double leaf front door was replaced by a single 6-light paneled door. The original window and door openings are still visible in the board siding that replaced the original siding when the alterations were made. The west or back side of the building was also altered, with a fixed sash window replacing the one-over-one windows on either side of the original 5-paneled wood door which remains. Again, the original window configuration is visible by the replaced siding. Single-door openings on the north and south sides have been sided over. Each long side also had three long wood awning-type openings for ventilation. One opening on each side was replaced with a double fixed-sash window; the other four were nailed shut in the 1950s. Two "WPAs", or outhouses, were constructed on the northeast side of the building in the 1930s. A lean-to addition, also located on this side, from which after-dance dinners were served, collapsed sometime in the 1950s, at which time the two outhouses were converted to a single unit (for women only) and a storage area for wood and coal to heat the Majestic kitchen stove and basement furnace, with inside entry via a new vestibule. The NFS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section _2_ Page _£_ Sussex Community Hall Johnson County, Wyoming "WPA", storage area, and vestibule occupy the two shed-roofed additions now remaining on the northeast side of the building. The building was originally constructed in 1914 as a combination grocery store/post office/dance hall housed in one large room. The store and post office were located at the east end of the building and the dance hall on the west end. In the late 1920s, the store and post office moved to a renovated garage east of the present building, and the entire room became devoted to a dance hall/community center. The dance hall included a stage on the north wall and a small bandstand on the west wall. The stage was often used for school Christmas pageants and "home-talent" plays performed by community members. In the early 1950s, the lean-to on the north side where dinners were served collapsed and the floor needed replacing after many years of hard use by dancing hoofs.