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Photograph of Huff Memorial Library
Photograph by Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Huff Memorial Library

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

From the record

“The Huff Memorial Library is a historic library located at 320 South King Street in Jackson, Wyoming. The single-story log library was built by the Works Progress Administration between 1938 and 1940.”

Wikipedia article Huff Memorial Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 65 National Register listings published here for Teton County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 320 S. King St., Jackson, 83001
  • When was it listed? December 2003
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Jackson Hole
  • Architectural style. rustic architecture
  • National Register reference number. 03001253 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

64 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Huff Memorial Library between 1992 and 2019, burning about 409 acres in total. 21 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural21
Recreation and ceremony15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Fireworks4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use54 acresBridger-Teton National ForestWILSON CANYON
14 September 2009Naturalunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
13 September 1996Naturalunder an acreBridger-Teton National ForestTHIEF
13 September 1996Naturalunder an acreBridger-Teton National ForestWILSON
13 September 1996Naturalunder an acreBridger-Teton National ForestBIRTHDAY
12 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
1 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined250 acresTeton CountySADDLE BUTTE
9 August 2006Naturalunder an acreBridger-Teton National ForestFERRIN

Every fire recorded in Teton County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Huff Memorial Library: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Silver, Mercury, Chromium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Snow King Mountain TrenchPhosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Silver, Mercury, ChromiumOccurrence1966
Location C OccurrencePhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence

Every working recorded in Teton County

Storms near this property

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jackson, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 12 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 wildfire, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death and 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2003LightningJackson1 killed, 5 hurtno account filed
July 1999LightningJackson1 hurtno account filed
June 2012Thunderstorm WindJackson$75,000A microburst associated with a strong thunderstorm that developed near Rafter J Ranch and swept north caused widespread tree and property damage. Most of the damage was concentrated in Jackson and in a swath from south of town to the northwest of town toward Teton Village. Dozens of uprooted trees caused minor roof damage and a carport collapsed at Jackson Hole Lodge in Jackson.
August 2007Flash FloodJackson$20,000Rainfall of around one inch fell in less than one hour causing street flooding east of Town Square in Jackson. At least one basement was flooded during the storm. Additionally, pea-size to one-half inch diameter hail occurred for about 15 minutes with the thunderstorm. The hail covered the ground to a depth of one inch.
December 2011FloodJackson$15,000no account filed
September 2014Thunderstorm WindJackson$10,000Trees 50 to 60 feet tall were toppled in the town of Jackson by outflow from a collapsing thunderstorm. At least one vehicle was damaged.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindJackson$1,000Several trees were damaged at the Colter Elementary School south of Jackson, Wyoming. One tree fell on the school, causing minor roof damage.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindJackson-The Teton County Emergency Manager reported a tree down in the town of Jackson, WY.
August 2021HailJackson-The Teton County Emergency Manager reported penny-sized hail in Jackson.
August 2007HailJackson-Hail of pea to nickel size fell southwest of Jackson for 15 minutes.
August 2007HailJackson-One inch diameter hail fell on South Park Loop Road for 10 minutes.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindJackson-An early morning thunderstorm produced a gust of 50 knots (58 mph) at the Jackson Airport.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindJackson-A microburst moved over the Jackson Airport and produced a wind gust of 84 mph. Luckily, no damage occurred.
August 2007HailJackson-no account filed
June 2006HailJackson-no account filed
June 2005HailJackson-no account filed
June 2005HailJackson-no account filed
June 2005HailJackson-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindJackson-no account filed
May 2003HailJackson-no account filed
July 2001WildfireJackson-no account filed
August 2001WildfireJackson-no account filed
September 2000WildfireJackson-no account filed
August 2000WildfireJackson-no account filed
July 1998FloodJackson-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindJackson-no account filed
June 1997HailJackson-no account filed
June 1996HailJackson-no account filed
June 1996HailJackson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Teton County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Coe Cabinunder 500 feet2024
Ellen G. Walker Shopunder 500 feet2025
Van Vleck House and Barn0.1 miles1995
Henry and Estella Weston House0.1 miles2023
Van Vleck House and Barn0.2 miles1995
Wort Hotel0.2 miles1999

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 03001253 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Teton CountyAll 65 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.