Gildersleeve Mine
National Register of Historic Places

Gildersleeve Mine

Superior, Mineral County, Montana
Listed
June 25, 2002
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000723

About this property

The Gildersleeve Mine, in Lolo National Forest near Superior in Mineral County, Montana, was a gold and barite mine listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. cook / main house, a 48.5 by 10.25 feet (14.78 m × 3.12 m) one-story frame building It was deemed notable as "the most complete depression-era mining camp remaining in western Montana. Located within the Cedar Creek Historic Mining District, the Gildersleeve mine is the heart of a family-run hard rock mining operation established and run by the Gildersleeve family of Superior, Montana. It is a unique mining community built atop tailings from late 19th-century mining activities." The complex also supported U.S. Forest Service activity.

Location

Superior, Mineral County, Montana
47.03585, -115.03553

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Gildersleeve Mine listed on the National Register?

Gildersleeve Mine was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Gildersleeve Mine?

Gildersleeve Mine is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Gildersleeve Mine is recorded as the industrial era.

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