- Rankin Ranch
Infobox_nrhp | name =Rankin Ranch
nrhp_type =nhl
caption =
location=Avalanche Gulch, Montana
locmapin = Montana
area = 90 acres
built =1923
architect= Flouree,Dan
architecture= No Style Listed
designated=May 11 ,1976 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1630&ResourceType=District
title=Rankin Ranch |accessdate=2007-10-13|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added =May 11 ,1976 cite 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]
governing_body = Private
refnum=76001119Rankin Ranch was the home of
Jeanette Rankin , whose 1916 election to theUnited States House of Representatives made her the first woman elected to the House. Her legacy includes a penchant forpacifism ,women's rights , and social reform. She served another term from 1941-1943 when she was the only member of the House to oppose the declaration of war against Japan in 1941.The site was declared a
National Historic Landmark and thereby added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1976.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/76001119.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Jeanette Rankin Residence / Wellington D. Rankin Ranch] |415 KB|date=December, 1975 |author=George R. Adams |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/76001119.pdf Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1975.] |1.12 MB]References
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