Historic Moulton Barn in Grand Teton National Park

Did you know that the historic Moulton barn in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park is one of the most photographed barns in America?  

 It was built by Thomas Alma Moulton 

 (10 May 1883 – 9 November 1966)

who is a grandson of Thomas Moulton, (our common ancestor), through a great great-uncle, Charles Alma Moulton.

The weathered barn’s rich brown tones and the way the roofline “gently mimics the awesome jagged spires of the Teton Range rising sharply behind it” is what makes Thomas Alma Moulton’s barn so famous.  (See article by Ken Wysocky, Country Extra, May 1994).

You can read about the history and see some of the famous photos and paintings here:

http://www.themoultonbarn.com/blog-posts/

In 2013 the Thomas Alma Moulton Barn turned 100 years old

You can watch the video of the speech given by his grandson here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/moulton237

TA Moulton claimed a homestead in 1907 when he was 24 years old.  He built the barn between 1928 and added on to it in the 1930’s.  In the 1960’s the TA Moulton family sold all but one acre to the Park Service.

The Park Service doesn’t have the funds to maintain it, so the little preservation that has been done has been done by the Moulton family.

The website with all the information is found here:

http://www.themoultonbarn.com/wyoming-lifestyle-magazine-article/

In January, 2014  Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine wrote a great article about Mormon Row and The Moulton barns  (p. 30).

 

So next time you go to Wyoming and drive through the Grand Teton National Park, check out the old barn built by your relatives and see what’s left of the old “Mormon Row”.