National Historic Landmark · trailside museum · Madison Junction, Wyoming

Madison Museum

United States historic place in Madison Junction, Wyoming. Built 1929 by Herbert Maier. Added to the National Register in 1982, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1929Listed 1982rustic architectureHerbert Maier
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What it is

Wikipedia · Madison Museum

The Madison Museum is one of a series of "trailside museums" in Yellowstone National Park designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and is one of three parts of a 1987-declared National Historic Landmark, the Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums. Built in 1929, the Madison Museum is the smallest of the three. It is sited on a small rise that overlooks the meadows and canyon of the Madison River, and still fulfills its function as an informal interpretive center.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressYellowstone National Park, Madison Junction, WY
CountyTeton County
ListedJul 9, 1982
Reference number82001720
Built1929
ArchitectHerbert Maier
Type of placetrailside museum, museum building
Stylerustic architecture
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressYellowstone National Park, Madison Junction, WY
Coordinates44.64216, -110.86207 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitYellowstone National Park · 16 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBakers Hole (Mt) 12 mi · Indian Creek Campground (Wy) 18 mi · Rainbow Point Campground 18 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 82001720. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.