Albert S. Piper Homestead Claim Shanty

Albert S. Piper Homestead Claim Shanty
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Carpenter, South Dakota
Coordinates	44°36′01″N 98°08′35″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1882
Built by	Albert S. Piper
Architectural style	Woodframe shack
NRHP reference No.	98001126[1]
Added to NRHP	August 28, 1998

The Albert S. Piper Homestead Claim Shanty is a structure located near the unincorporated community of Carpenter, in Beadle County, South Dakota. Built in 1882, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

It is a woodframe 16 by 10 feet (4.9 m × 3.0 m) claim shanty built with horizontal wood plank walls.^[2]

It is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Lake Byron.^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. George D. Piper; Michelle C. Saxman-Rogers (March 27, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Piper, Albert S., Homestead Claim Shanty / Homestead Claim Shanty". National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1998