Near Spearfish in Lawrence County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Frawley Brothers Upper Ranch

Photographed by Connor Olson, October 22, 2022

1. Frawley Brothers Upper Ranch Marker

Inscription.

In 1891, Henry Frawley purchased the land where Centennial Park Hotel and Post Office had been located. Frawley moved several buildings from another homestead and combined two of the buildings to create an A-frame ranch house which is still used today. Limestone and timbers were harvested from Centennial Quarry to construct the two-story livestock barns using a combination of cutstone and red horizontal siding. Architecturally unique, each of the two connecting barns opens to its own protected courtyard. Few structures such as these barns exist elsewhere in the country. With prized Rockefeller Hereford cattle, Frawley established his ranch. The Upper Ranch became home to Frawley's eldest son Henry J. and his family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 44° 26.802′ N, 103° 43.121′ W. Marker is near Spearfish, South Dakota, in Lawrence County. It is on U.S. 85 (Federal Highway 85) north of Pendo Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20353 US-85, Spearfish SD 57783, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West River.

It is also in the American Black Hills,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Centennial School (approx. one mile away); Frawley Brothers Middle Ranch (approx.

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one mile away); 1940 DAR Penny Pines Forest (approx. 1.3 miles away); Preacher Smith of Deadwood Gulch (approx. 2.9 miles away); Henry Weston Smith (approx. 2.9 miles away); Sharing an Experience (approx. 3.4 miles away); vision to reality (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Cowboy & The Conservationist (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spearfish.

Photographed by Connor Olson, October 22, 2022

2. Frawley Brothers Upper Ranch Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.