507 3rd Ave., W, Lemmon, South Dakota. County/parish: Perkins.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 12, 1976. NRIS 76001754.
1 contributing building.
The G. E. Lemmon House, at 507 3rd Ave., W, in Lemmon, South Dakota, was built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
It is significant for association with G.E. Lemmon, remembered as "the embodiment of what a real cowboy was, rather than the mythical image many believe." Among other achievements, Lemmon handled the most cattle in one day, over 900, in "cutting out, roping and carrying to fire for branding", according to the National Livestock Association.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205604