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Trail End | |
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  Location within Wyoming  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 400 Claredon Ave., Sheridan, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 44°48′5″N 106°57′58″W / 44.80139°N 106.96611°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1908–13 |
| Architect | MacAlister, William |
| Architectural style | Flemish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000675 |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970 |
Trail End, also known as the John B. Kendrick Mansion, is a historic home located at 400 Clarendon Avenue in Sheridan, Wyoming. The home was built and inhabited by Wyoming governor and U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick. Built from 1908 to 1913, the house was designed by Glenn Charles MacAlister and cost $164,000. The interiors were designed by New York City architect D. Everett Waid.[1][2] Kendrick was a cattleman when he commissioned the house, and he was only beginning his political career; once he became governor in 1914 and a senator three years later, Trail End became his summer home. The house is typical of homes built by prosperous Wyoming cattlemen in the early 20th century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1970.[3][4]
The home is 13,748 square feet in size. It is one of the few examples of Flemish Revival architecture in Wyoming. Because the Carriage House was completed before the main mansion, the Kendrick family lived there for three years until the main house was ready for occupancy in July 1913.[5]
The Sheridan County Historical Society purchased Trail End in 1969, saving it from threatened destruction and subsequently opening it to the public as a community museum. The state took over ownership in 1982.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Trail End (John B. Kendrick Mansion)". wyoshpo.wyo.gov. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Frost, Ned (1970). "Trail End National Register Nomination Form" (PDF). docs.google.com. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 2. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Frost, Ned (December 19, 1969). "Trail End". National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Nolan, Megan; University, Northern Arizona. "The Kendrick Mansion and Trail End". Intermountain Histories. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Trail End State Historic Site | WyoHistory.org". www.wyohistory.org. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ↑ "About Trail End Historic Site". Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails. State of Wyoming. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
Further reading
[edit]- Georgen, Cynde A. In the shadow of the Bighorns: A history of early Sheridan and the Goose Creek valley of northern Wyoming. Sheridan, Wyoming: Sheridan County Historical Society, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9792871-7-6
- Georgen, Cynde A. One cowboy's dream: John B. Kendrick, his family, home, and ranching empire. 2nd edition, revised. Virginia Beach, Virginia: The Donning Company Publishers, 2004. ISBN 1-57864-239-6
External links
[edit]- Trail End State Historic Site
- Trail End State Historic Site Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails
- Photos from the NRHP nomination
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
- Houses completed in 1913
- Houses in Sheridan County, Wyoming
- 1913 establishments in Wyoming
- Museums in Sheridan County, Wyoming
- Historic house museums in Wyoming
- Wyoming state historic sites
- National Register of Historic Places in Sheridan County, Wyoming
- Sheridan, Wyoming
- IUCN Category III