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{{short description|Historic district in Wyoming, United States}}
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| name = Lucas, Geraldine Homestead–Fabian Place Historic District
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| nearest_city= [[Moose, Wyoming]]
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| nearest_city = [[Moose, Wyoming]]
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| built =1938
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| added = August 24, 1998<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
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| mpsub = [[Grand Teton National Park MPS]]
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| architecture= No Style Listed
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| refnum = 98001034
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The '''Geraldine Lucas-Fabian Place Historic District''' in [[Jackson Hole, Wyoming]] is significant as the 1913 home of Geraldine Lucas, a single woman pioneer in a harsh environment. It later became the home of Harold Fabian, vice president of the [[Snake River Land Company]], which assembled much of the land that became [[Grand Teton National Park|Jackson Hole National Monument]] for [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=425|date=2008-10-24|work=National Register of Historic Places|title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead/Fabian Place Historic District|publisher=Wyoming State Preservation Office}}</ref>
The '''Geraldine Lucas–Fabian Place Historic District''' in [[Jackson Hole, Wyoming]] is significant as the 1913 home of Geraldine Lucas, a single woman pioneer in a harsh environment. It later became the home of Harold Fabian, vice president of the [[Snake River Land Company]], which assembled much of the land that became [[Grand Teton National Park|Jackson Hole National Monument]] for [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=425|date=2008-10-24|work=National Register of Historic Places|title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead/Fabian Place Historic District|publisher=Wyoming State Preservation Office}}</ref>


The district includes nine buildings, about {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} north of [[Moose, Wyoming]] at the base of the [[Teton Range]] near Garnet Canyon. The site offers views of the [[Cathedral Group]].
The district includes eleven buildings, about {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} north of [[Moose, Wyoming]] at the base of the [[Teton Range]] near Garnet Canyon. The site offers views of the [[Cathedral Group]].


==History==
Geraldine Lucas was born in 1866 in [[Iowa City, Iowa]] and, following an unsuccessful marriage and with a degree from [[Oberlin College]], became a teacher in New York. She retired in 1912 and sought a retirement home. She joined two brothers and a sister in Jackson Hole and built a cabin in 1913. She filed for a homestead claim, which was granted after a series of difficulties, in 1922. Through a series of deals, she eventually expanded her holdings to {{convert|428|acre|km2}}. She was also the second woman to ascend [[Grand Teton]], making the climb in 1924.<ref name="nrhpinv2">{{Cite book|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/98001034.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Geraldine Lucas Homestead-Fabian Place Historic District]|897&nbsp;KB}}|date=1997 |author=Ann Hubber |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
Geraldine Lucas was born in 1866 in [[Iowa City, Iowa]] and, following an unsuccessful marriage and with a degree from [[Oberlin College]], became a teacher in New York. She retired in 1912 and sought a retirement home. She joined two brothers and a sister in Jackson Hole and built a cabin in 1913. She filed for a homestead claim, which was granted after a series of difficulties, in 1922. Through a series of deals, she eventually expanded her holdings to {{convert|428|acre|km2}}. She was also the second woman to ascend [[Grand Teton]], making the climb in 1924<ref name="nrhpinv2">{{Cite book|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Geraldine Lucas Homestead–Fabian Place Historic District|url={{NRHP url|id=98001034}} |format=pdf|date=1997 |author=Ann Hubber |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> at age 58, guided by 16-year-old [[Paul Petzoldt]], who had made his first climb of Grand Teton earlier that year.<ref name=grte-lucas1>{{cite web|title=Lucas–Fabian Homestead|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/historyculture/lucas.htm|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref>


During her lifetime, Geraldine was resolutely opposed to the activities of the Snake River Land Company, which was buying land in Jackson Hole on behalf of [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]], who planned to donate the land for the creation of what would become Grand Teton National Park. Acquisition of the prime Lucas property was a major aim for the company. After Geraldine's death the land was purchased by J.D. Kimmell, with the idea of subdividing and developing the land. He was, however, friends with Harold Fabian of the Snake River Land Company, and in 1944 sold the property to what had become the Jackson Hole Preserve in exchange for rights at [[Jenny Lake]]. Fabian and his family moved into the Lucas place in 1946, spending summers there until Harold's death in 1975, under a deal with the Park Service.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/>
During her lifetime, Geraldine was resolutely opposed to the activities of the Snake River Land Company, which was buying land in Jackson Hole on behalf of [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]], who planned to donate the land for the creation of what would become Grand Teton National Park. Acquisition of the prime Lucas property was a major aim for the company. After Geraldine's death the land was purchased by J.D. Kimmell, with the idea of subdividing and developing the land. He was, however, friends with Harold Fabian of the Snake River Land Company, and in 1944 sold the property to what had become the Jackson Hole Preserve in exchange for rights at [[Jenny Lake]]. Fabian and his family moved into the Lucas place in 1946, spending summers there until Harold's death in 1975, under a deal with the Park Service.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/>

==Park use==
Following acquisition by the [[National Park Service]], the property remained vacant. The 2016 National Park Service historic properties management report for Grand Teton National Park recommended that the buildings be repaired, becoming a visitor destination with interpretive signage.<ref name="hpmp2016-1">{{cite web |url=https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=68&projectID=17483&documentID=70294 |title=Historic Properties Management Plan |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=13 April 2020 |pages=58–59|date=January 2016}}</ref>

The property was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on August 24, 1998.<ref name="nris"/>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Snake River Land Company Residence and Office]]
*[[Snake River Land Company Residence and Office]]
*[[Historical buildings and structures of Grand Teton National Park]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nps.gov/grte/historyculture/lucas.htm Lucas-Fabian Homestead] at Grand Teton National Park
*[http://www.nps.gov/grte/historyculture/lucas.htm Lucas–Fabian Homestead] at Grand Teton National Park
Extensive documentation of the Geraldine Lucas Homestead is available at the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]]
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wy0267 Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Geraldine Lucas Cabin, West bank Cottonwood Creek, 2.5 miles downstream, Moose vicinity, Teton County, WY: 5 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page], at [[Historic American Building Survey]]
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*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wy0232 Geraldine Lucas Homestead, West bank Cottonwood Creek, 2.5 miles downstream, Moose vicinity, Teton County, WY: 3 photos, 32 data pages, 1 photo caption page], at [[Historic American Building Survey]]
*[http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=425 Geraldine Lucas Homestead/Fabian Place Historic District] at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
*[http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=425 Geraldine Lucas Homestead/Fabian Place Historic District] at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
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*{{HABS |survey=WY-113 |id=wy0232 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, West bank Cottonwood Creek, 2.5 miles downstream from Jenny Lake, Moose vicinity, Teton County, WY |photos=3 |data=32 |cap=1}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-A |id=wy0267 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Geraldine Lucas Cabin |photos=5 |data=6 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-B |id=wy0268 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Russell Lucas Cabin |photos=4 |data=6 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-C |id=wy0269 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Naomi Colwell Cabin |photos=2 |data=5 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-D |id=wy0270 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Garage |photos=3 |data=2 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-E |id=wy0271 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Guest Cabin |photos=2 |data=4 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-F |id=wy0272 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Power House |photos=1 |data=2 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-G |id=wy0273 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Outhouse |photos=1 |data=2 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-H |id=wy0274 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Tool House |photos=2 |data=2 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-I |id=wy0275 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Pump House |photos=1 |data=2 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-J |id=wy0276 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Bridge |photos=2 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HABS |survey=WY-113-K |id=wy0277 |title=Geraldine Lucas Homestead, Bridge |photos=1 |cap=1 |link=no}}


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{{NRHP in Teton County, Wyoming}}


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Latest revision as of 21:07, 6 August 2023

Lucas, Geraldine Homestead–Fabian Place Historic District
Geraldine Lucas Homestead–Fabian Place Historic District is located in Wyoming
Geraldine Lucas Homestead–Fabian Place Historic District
Geraldine Lucas Homestead–Fabian Place Historic District is located in the United States
Geraldine Lucas Homestead–Fabian Place Historic District
Nearest cityMoose, Wyoming
Coordinates43°43′16″N 110°44′3″W / 43.72111°N 110.73417°W / 43.72111; -110.73417
Built1938
MPSGrand Teton National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.98001034
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1998[1]

The Geraldine Lucas–Fabian Place Historic District in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is significant as the 1913 home of Geraldine Lucas, a single woman pioneer in a harsh environment. It later became the home of Harold Fabian, vice president of the Snake River Land Company, which assembled much of the land that became Jackson Hole National Monument for John D. Rockefeller Jr.[2]

The district includes eleven buildings, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Moose, Wyoming at the base of the Teton Range near Garnet Canyon. The site offers views of the Cathedral Group.

History

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Geraldine Lucas was born in 1866 in Iowa City, Iowa and, following an unsuccessful marriage and with a degree from Oberlin College, became a teacher in New York. She retired in 1912 and sought a retirement home. She joined two brothers and a sister in Jackson Hole and built a cabin in 1913. She filed for a homestead claim, which was granted after a series of difficulties, in 1922. Through a series of deals, she eventually expanded her holdings to 428 acres (1.73 km2). She was also the second woman to ascend Grand Teton, making the climb in 1924[3] at age 58, guided by 16-year-old Paul Petzoldt, who had made his first climb of Grand Teton earlier that year.[4]

During her lifetime, Geraldine was resolutely opposed to the activities of the Snake River Land Company, which was buying land in Jackson Hole on behalf of John D. Rockefeller Jr., who planned to donate the land for the creation of what would become Grand Teton National Park. Acquisition of the prime Lucas property was a major aim for the company. After Geraldine's death the land was purchased by J.D. Kimmell, with the idea of subdividing and developing the land. He was, however, friends with Harold Fabian of the Snake River Land Company, and in 1944 sold the property to what had become the Jackson Hole Preserve in exchange for rights at Jenny Lake. Fabian and his family moved into the Lucas place in 1946, spending summers there until Harold's death in 1975, under a deal with the Park Service.[3]

Park use

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Following acquisition by the National Park Service, the property remained vacant. The 2016 National Park Service historic properties management report for Grand Teton National Park recommended that the buildings be repaired, becoming a visitor destination with interpretive signage.[5]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1998.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Geraldine Lucas Homestead/Fabian Place Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. October 24, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Ann Hubber (1997). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Geraldine Lucas Homestead–Fabian Place Historic District (pdf). National Park Service.
  4. ^ "Lucas–Fabian Homestead". National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "Historic Properties Management Plan". National Park Service. January 2016. pp. 58–59. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
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