Shoshone-Episcopal Mission

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Shoshone-Episcopal Mission
View of east elevation - Shoshone Episcopal Mission, Boarding School and Roberts Residence, Wind River Indian Reservation, Fort Washakie, Fremont County, WY HABS WYO,7-FOWA.V,2A-1.tif
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Nearest city Fort Washakie, Wyoming
Coordinates 42°59′09″N108°54′17″W / 42.98583°N 108.90472°W / 42.98583; -108.90472
Area160 acres (65 ha)
Built1889–90
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Other, Georgian
NRHP reference No. 73001931 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

Shoshone-Episcopal Mission (also known as Shoshone-Episcopal Mission School for Shoshone Girls) is a historic mission and school in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The school was built from 1889 to 1890 by Rev. John Roberts, the minister and teacher on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Roberts built the boarding school to teach the Shoshone girls living on the reservation; as many of the students lived up to 20 miles (32 km) away from the school, it was necessary to build a boarding school to teach them. The school later became the headquarters of the entire Episcopal mission on the reservation. [2]

The mission was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1973. [1]

On March 17, 2016, the building was destroyed by a fire. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Frost, Nedward M. (December 26, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Shoshone-Episcopal Mission". National Park Service . Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ "ATF Team Investigates Fire That Destroyed Shoshone-Episcopal Mission".
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