Shoshone-Episcopal Mission

Shoshone-Episcopal Mission
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Fort Washakie, Wyoming
Coordinates	42°59′09″N 108°54′17″W / 42.98583°N 108.90472°WCoordinates: 42°59′09″N 108°54′17″W / 42.98583°N 108.90472°W
Area	160 acres (65 ha)
Built	1889–90
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian
NRHP Reference #	73001931[1]
Added to NRHP	April 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]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Frost, Nedward M. (December 26, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Shoshone-Episcopal Mission" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

External links

• Shoshone Episcopal Mission at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
• Photos from the NRHP nomination
• Shoshone Episcopal Mission, Wind River Indian Reservation, Fort Washakie, Fremont, WY at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), also , and
• Shoshone Episcopal Mission, Boarding School & Roberts Residence, Wind River Indian Reservation, Fort Washakie, Fremont, WY at HABS
• Shoshone Episcopal Mission, Holy Saints John Chapel, Wind River Indian Reservation, Fort Washakie, Fremont, WY at HABS