Big Horn Hotel

The Big Horn Hotel, on Main St. in Arminto, Wyoming, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Big Horn Hotel
LocationMain St., Arminto, Wyoming
Coordinates43°10′42″N 107°15′24″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1906
NRHP reference No.78002831[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1978

The hotel was built in 1906 in Wolton, Wyoming, and was moved to Arminto in 1913 when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (later Burlington Northern) came through Arminto.[2]

It was moved by 30 teams of horses and mules according to some reports, or by 16 horses according to another.[3]

The hotel was destroyed by fire on February 17, 1985.[3][4]

Research materials about the hotel were archived at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kathie A. Baker, Mark Junge, and Walter Sedovic, Jr. (June 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Big Horn Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) With eight photos from 1978.
  3. "Look Back in Time: Big Horn Hotel". Casper Star-Tribune. February 14, 2010.
  4. "Kathie Baker's Big Horn Hotel research materials, 1977-1978".
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