Church of St. Hubert the Hunter and Library

Church of St. Hubert the Hunter and Library
Location Bondurant, Wyoming
Coordinates 43°12′5″N 110°24′22″W / 43.20139°N 110.40611°W / 43.20139; -110.40611Coordinates: 43°12′5″N 110°24′22″W / 43.20139°N 110.40611°W / 43.20139; -110.40611
Built 1940
Architect Community of Bondurant
Architectural style Other
NRHP reference # 01001525
Added to NRHP January 24, 2002[1]

The Church of St. Hubert the Hunter and its associated library, also known as the Bondurant Protestant Episcopal Church were built in Bondurant, Wyoming, the church in 1940-41 and the library in 1943. The church was financed by the sale of a diamond bequeathed to the Episcopal Church by Mrs. John Markoe, which was to be sold to finance a memorial church. According to some versions, the church was to be built in the most remote part of the United States. Wyoming Bishop Winfred H. Zeigler suggested Bondurant, where he had been forced to take shelter from a blizzard while traveling in 1937. The diamond was sold for $1400, and Zeigler returned to Bondurant to organize the construction of the church by local volunteers.[2]

The rustic log church and library function as a community center for Bondurant. The church is operated by St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Church of St. Hubert the Hunter and Library". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. 2008-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Worship". The Episcopal Church of Jackson Hole. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.


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