Twin Bridges in Madison County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Square Building
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 27, 2021
1. Square Building Marker
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Square Building. . Post-and-beam construction covered with log-veneer siding characterizes this early building inspired by M. H. Lott and built as a community project by area homesteaders in 1894. It is the only remaining building of the original fairground complex, built when the land was privately owned. Salvaged by the WPA-funded project that rebuilt the fairground in the mid-1930s, its remodeling included the addition of casement windows, a hardwood floor, and the log-veneer siding. The building has always served as a central gathering spot at the fair. In the 1960s, the building was renamed the Jeffers Building in honor of Lawrence and Jo Jeffers, whose countless hours devoted to Youth Projects, 4-H, and FFA made them true champions of Madison Countys youth.
Post-and-beam construction covered with log-veneer siding characterizes this early building inspired by M. H. Lott and built as a community project by area homesteaders in 1894. It is the only remaining building of the original fairground complex, built when the land was privately owned. Salvaged by the WPA-funded project that rebuilt the fairground in the mid-1930s, its remodeling included the addition of casement windows, a hardwood floor, and the log-veneer siding. The building has always served as a central gathering spot at the fair. In the 1960s, the building was renamed the Jeffers Building in honor of Lawrence and Jo Jeffers, whose countless hours devoted to Youth Projects, 4-H, and FFA made them true champions of Madison Countys youth.
Location. 45° 32.597′ N, 112° 20.029′ W. Marker is in Twin Bridges, Montana, in Madison County. It is on Fairgrounds Loop Road near State Highway 41. The fairgrounds are on the west side of the Beaverhead River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Twin Bridges MT 59754, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Montana, in Gold West Country, in Mining Country and in Greater Bozeman. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
