Arthur and Ellen Colgan House

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Arthur and Ellen Colgan House
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The property in 2020
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Location407 Third Street, Edgemont, South Dakota
Coordinates 43°18′01″N103°49′35″W / 43.30028°N 103.82639°W / 43.30028; -103.82639
Builtc.1900
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 100001398 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 31, 2017

The Arthur and Ellen Colgan House, at 407 Third Street in Edgemont, South Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1]

Photos show it is a two-and-a-half-story or three-story house.[ according to whom? ]

The house has a wraparound porch and was built around 1900. Its architecture is said to reflect the then-ongoing transition between the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. [2]

The Colgans owned general merchandise stores in Oelrichs and in Edgemont. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly list, August 4, 2017". National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Jimmy Nesbitt (October 27, 2017). "Edgemont home listed on National Register". Rapid City Journal . Retrieved March 15, 2018. (includes photo)