Ward, Elbert and Harriet, Ranch

E of Elk Mtn., S of US 16, Custer, South Dakota. County/parish: Custer.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 05, 1990. NRIS 90000950.

Part of Ranches of Southwestern Custer Co. MPS (NRIS 64500584).

4 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

• CU-EM-8

From Wikipedia:

Elbert and Harriet Ward Ranch

The Elbert and Harriet Ward Ranch, in Custer County, South Dakota near Custer, South Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

It is located East of Elk Mountain, and south of U.S. Route 16.

The listing included four contributing buildings and two contributing structures on 6 acres (2.4 ha). Contributing resources include:

• main house (c. 1932–34), a two-story building on a rock and cement foundation
• root cellar (c. 1916–34)
• milk house (c. 1916–34)
• privy (c. 1916–34)
• cistern (c. 1932–34), a rectangular "box" covered by a cement slab, at top of a hill, with capacity for 2,000 gallons
• chicken coop (c. 1916–34)

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93203629