G.L. Stocker Blacksmith Shop
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| Location | Main St., 2 blocks S of US 212, Gettysburg, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 45°00′40″N 99°57′25″W / 45.01111°N 99.95694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1901 |
| Built by | Hurley, Arthur |
| Architectural style | false front |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000744[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1996 |
The G. L. Stocker Blacksmith Shop, in Gettysburg, South Dakota, was built in 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
It is located on Main St., two blocks south of U.S. Route 212. It has false front architecture. It has a main 32 by 48 feet (9.8 m × 14.6 m) section and a 12 by 29 feet (3.7 m × 8.8 m) addition to the rear.[2]
It was built in 1901 for the Gettysburg chapter of the Women's Relief Corps (W.R.C.), a women's auxiliary organization to the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), and was known as Meade W.R.C. Hall. Meade Post No. 32 of the G.A.R. was established in Gettysburg in 1883.[2]
It was bought in 1920 by George L. Stocker.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Mark Hufstetler (March 15, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: G. L. Stocker Blacksmith Shop / Meade W.R.C. Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved April 3, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1995
