Byron R. Sherman House

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Byron R. Sherman House
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"The Castle"
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Location310 2nd Ave., NE, White Sulphur Springs, Montana
Coordinates 46°33′03″N110°54′00″W / 46.55083°N 110.90000°W / 46.55083; -110.90000 Coordinates: 46°33′03″N110°54′00″W / 46.55083°N 110.90000°W / 46.55083; -110.90000
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1890
ArchitectMr. Soos
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 77000820 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1977

The Byron R. Sherman House, also known as The Castle or The Castle of White Sulphur Springs, is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, United States. It was added to the Register on September 15, 1977. The property includes a carriage house.

The Castle Museum is operated by the Meagher County Historical Society. It includes period furniture, photos, mineral samples, clothing and artifacts from the region's past.

It is a two-story granite mansion upon an elevated basement on a hilltop overlooking the City of White Sulphur Springs. According to its NRHP nomination, "with its heavily rusticated stone (the back, or east facade is laid up in field stone), [it] is a very fine frontier rendition of the late 19th century Romanesque Style." It is squarish, about 40 by 40 feet (12 m × 12 m) in plan, with addition of two full height towers on the south side. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Susan W. Curtis, John N. DeHaas Jr., and Fredric L. Quie (April 6, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Castle (of White Sulphur Springs) / Byron R. Sherman House". National Park Service . Retrieved August 10, 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) With two photos from 1976.