You are here

Wyoming » Lincoln County » J.C. Penney House

J.C. Penney House

-A A +A
c. 1900. J.C. Penney Dr. and Lignite St.
  • (Photograph by Sheila Bricher-Wade)

The J.C. Penney house, built circa 1900, is a small, one-and-a-half-story, frame saltbox with a concrete foundation and side-gable roof. The walls are sheathed with clapboard. On the southeast facade is a full-length porch, supported by turned posts, with a half balustrade. A carved wood valance and scrolled corner braces, as well as the tall windows, give the house a folk Victorian appearance. Although the Penney family only resided in the house for seven years, from 1902 to 1909, it remained in the family until James Penney’s death in 1971. In 1975 the house was acquired by the City of Kemmerer for a museum, and moved across the street.

References

Christian, Ralph J., “J.C. Penney Historic District,” Lincoln County, Wyoming. National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form, 1977. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Curry, Mary Elizabeth. “J.C. Penney.” American National Biography. Vol. 17. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Samantha Ford
Coordinator: 
Mary M. Humstone
×

Data

Timeline

  • 1900

    Built

What's Nearby

J.C. Penney Mother Store
J.C. Penney Historic District
Golden Rule Store

Citation

Samantha Ford, "J.C. Penney House", [Kemmerer, Wyoming], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WY-01-023-0086-01.

If SAH Archipedia has been useful to you, please consider supporting it.

SAH Archipedia tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities. This freely available resource empowers the public with authoritative knowledge that deepens their understanding and appreciation of the built environment. But the Society of Architectural Historians, which created SAH Archipedia with University of Virginia Press, needs your support to maintain the high-caliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make SAH Archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage tourism, and learning.

,