Rankin Ranch

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Rankin Ranch
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location:	Avalanche Gulch, Montana
Area:	90 acres
Built/Founded:	1923
Architect:	Flouree,Dan
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Designated as NHL:	May 11, 1976[1]
Added to NRHP:	May 11, 1976[2]
NRHP Reference#:	76001119
Governing body:	Private

Rankin Ranch was the home of Jeanette Rankin, whose 1916 election to the U.S. House of Representatives made her the first woman elected to a national representative body anywhere in the world, ever.

The site was declared a National Historic Landmark and thereby added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1][3]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Rankin Ranch. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
3. ^ George R. Adams (December, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Jeanette Rankin Residence / Wellington D. Rankin RanchPDF (709 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1975.PDF (522 KiB)

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