- Madison Museum
Infobox_nrhp | name =Madison Museum
nrhp_type =
caption = Madison Museum
location=Yellowstone National Park ,Madison Junction, Wyoming
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 38
lat_seconds = 32.01
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 110
long_minutes = 51
long_seconds = 40.67
long_direction = W
locmapin = Wyoming
area =
built =1929
architect=Herbert Maier
architecture= Other
added =July 09 ,1982
governing_body = NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
mpsub=Yellowstone National Park MPS
refnum=82001720cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Madison Museum is one of a series of "trailside museums" inYellowstone National Park designed byarchitect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known asNational Park Service Rustic . It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1982, and is one of three parts of a 1987-declaredNational Historic Landmark , theNorris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums .cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/harrison/harrison20.htm |title="Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums", by Laura Soullière Harrison |accessdate=2008-02-26|work=National Historic Landmark Theme Study|publisher=National Park Service] Built in 1929, the Madison Museum is the smallest of the three. It is sited on a small rise that overlooks the meadows and canyon of theMadison River , and still fulfills its function as an informal interpretive center.See also
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Fishing Bridge Museum
*Norris Museum References
* [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/museums.htm Wyoming SHPO listing]
External links
* [http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/visitorcenters.htm#Madison%20Museum Madison Museum]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wy0125 Madison Museum, North of Old Faithful & Grand Loop Road, West Thumb vicinity, Teton County, WY: 3 photoS, 1 photo caption page, 2 data pageS] , atHistoric American Building Survey
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