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Custer Slaughter House
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National Register of Historic Places

Custer Slaughter House

On the National Register since 198343 years
CommercialListed 1983Shoshone
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About Custer Slaughter House

Custer Slaughter House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 8, 1983. It was among the first 10 of Shoshone’s 12 listings, with eight others the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial, as it does for 16 other Idaho listings. It was listed as part of Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR. The listing covers 2.5 acres.

What it isSlaughterhouse in Lincoln County, Idaho, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

West of Shoshone, ID · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Custer Slaughter HouseStart here
  2. 2Thomas Olley HouseBungalow · 0.4 mi on
  3. 3Arambarri, Galo, Boarding HouseCommercial · Built 1914 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Shoshone Historic District (Boundary Increase)Building · next door
  5. 5Shoshone Historic DistrictTurn-of-the-Century Commercial · 0.2 mi on
Around it

7 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAmerican Legion HallBungalow0.7 miBJ.C. Penney Company BuildingCommercial · Built 19180.7 miBPurdum Livery StableCommercial0.7 miBJose and Gertrude Anasola HouseVernacular Colonial Revival · Built 19130.7 miBJack Oughton HouseVernacular Bungalow0.7 miBW. H. Murphy HouseVernacular0.9 miBA. G. Newman HouseVernacular1 mi
More like it

Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial.

Arambarri, Galo, Boarding HouseBuilt 1914 · 0.6 mi away
J.C. Penney Company BuildingBuilt 1918 · 0.7 mi away
Lemmon Hardware Store15 mi away

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Questions about Custer Slaughter House

Is Custer Slaughter House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 8, 1983 (Register number 83002363).

Is Custer Slaughter House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Idaho has 11 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Custer Slaughter House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Custer Slaughter House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 84248603 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.