Gildersleeve Mine

The Gildersleeve Mine, in Lolo National Forest near Superior in Mineral County, Montana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

Gildersleeve Mine
LocationLolo National Forest, Superior, Montana
Coordinates47°02′09″N 115°02′04″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1931
NRHP reference No.02000723[1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 2002

The listed 5 acres (2.0 ha) area included nine contributing buildings, two contributing sites, two contributing structures, and a contributing object.[1] These include:

  • cook / main house, a 48.5 by 10.25 feet (14.78 m × 3.12 m) one-story frame building
  • bunkhouse
  • little house / office
  • blacksmith shop and drying area
  • two outhouses
  • meat house
  • chicken coop
  • wood shed
  • mine adit
  • water system
  • mining equipment
  • tailings pile[2]

It was deemed notable as "the most complete depression-era mining camp remaining in western Montana. Located within the Cedar Creek Historic Mining District, the Gildersleeve mine is the heart of a family-run hard rock mining operation established and run by the Gildersleeve family of Superior, Montana. It is a unique mining community built atop tailings from late 19th-century mining activities."[2]

The complex also supported U.S. Forest Service activity.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Dan Gard (July 30, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gildersleeve Mine / 24MNO184". National Park Service. Retrieved February 11, 2018. With 38 photos from 2000-2001.
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