G.L. Stocker Blacksmith Shop Explained

G. L. Stocker Blacksmith Shop
Coordinates:45.0111°N -99.9569°W
Built:1901
Builder:Hurley, Arthur
Architecture:false front
Added:July 5, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96000744

The G. L. Stocker Blacksmith Shop, in Gettysburg, South Dakota, was built in 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

It is located on Main St., two blocks south of U.S. Route 212. It has false front architecture. It has a main NaNfeet section and a NaNfeet addition to the rear.

It was built in 1901 for the Gettysburg chapter of the Women's Relief Corps (W.R.C.), a women's auxiliary organization to the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), and was known as Meade W.R.C. Hall. Meade Post No. 32 of the G.A.R. was established in Gettysburg in 1883.

It was bought in 1920 by George L. Stocker.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=96000744}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: G. L. Stocker Blacksmith Shop / Meade W.R.C. Hall ]. National Park Service. Mark Hufstetler . March 15, 1996 . April 3, 2019. With