National Register of Historic Places

Elephant Head Lodge

Cody, Park County, Wyoming
Listed
October 30, 2003
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03001107

About this property

The Elephant Head Lodge is a guest ranch on the road to, and only 12 miles from, the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park, in Shoshone National Forest. The ranch includes two main lodges surrounded by support buildings and guest cabins. Beginning in 1926, the Elephant Head was developed by Buffalo Bill Cody's niece, Josephine Thurston and her husband Harry W. Thurston. The lodge was named after a distinctive rock formation that rises above the property. Elephant Head Lodge Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office

Location

1170 North Fork Hwy.
Cody, Park County, Wyoming
44.45490, -109.80436

Categories

COMMERCEENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONSOCIAL HISTORYTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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When was Elephant Head Lodge listed on the National Register?

Elephant Head Lodge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Elephant Head Lodge?

Elephant Head Lodge is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Elephant Head Lodge?

The period of significance for Elephant Head Lodge is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1926.

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