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One of 65 National Register listings published here for Teton County · listed in 2025 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Ellen G. Walker Shop
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. 81 S King Street, Jackson, 83001
- When was it listed? March 2025
- Category. building
- Census division. Jackson Hole
- National Register reference number. 100011061 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Ellen G. Walker Shop 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 54 acres | Bridger-Teton National Forest | WILSON CANYON |
| 14 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | THIEF |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | WILSON |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | BIRTHDAY |
| 12 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Teton County | SADDLE BUTTE |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | FERRIN |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ellen G. Walker Shop: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow King Mountain Trench | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Silver, Mercury, Chromium | Occurrence | 1966 | |
| Location C Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence |
Storms near this property
29 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Lightning | Jackson | 1 killed, 5 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Jackson | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $75,000 | A 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 2007 | Flash Flood | Jackson | $20,000 | Rainfall 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 2011 | Flood | Jackson | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $10,000 | Trees 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $1,000 | Several trees were damaged at the Colter Elementary School south of Jackson, Wyoming. One tree fell on the school, causing minor roof damage. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | The Teton County Emergency Manager reported a tree down in the town of Jackson, WY. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Jackson | - | The Teton County Emergency Manager reported penny-sized hail in Jackson. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Jackson | - | Hail of pea to nickel size fell southwest of Jackson for 15 minutes. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Jackson | - | One inch diameter hail fell on South Park Loop Road for 10 minutes. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | An early morning thunderstorm produced a gust of 50 knots (58 mph) at the Jackson Airport. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | A microburst moved over the Jackson Airport and produced a wind gust of 84 mph. Luckily, no damage occurred. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Wildfire | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Wildfire | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Wildfire | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flood | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
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 milesOther 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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coe Cabin | under 500 feet | 2024 | |
 | Huff Memorial Library | under 500 feet | 2003 |
 | Van Vleck House and Barn | under 500 feet | 1995 |
| Henry and Estella Weston House | under 500 feet | 2023 | |
| Van Vleck House and Barn | 0.1 miles | 1995 |
 | Wort Hotel | 0.2 miles | 1999 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100011061 in Record Group 79. |
| Teton County | All 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.