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T.A. Moulton Barn; image © Brant Nyberg

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T.A. Moulton Barn; image © Lacee Sims

this district and contribute significantly to the Cultural Landscape
Inventory of Mormon Row completed in 2006.
First built in 1913 as a flat-roofed shelter for horses, the modest
T.A. Moulton barn was capped with its now-famous gabled roof
some years later. Today, this treasured icon catches the eye of
photographers and artists, as well as the interest of wedding parties,
who wish to savor a bit of the Old West that embodies Jackson
Hole and Grand Teton National Park.
Thomas Alma (T.A.) Moulton’s son, Clark Moulton, often said,
“If I had a nickel for every picture that was taken of that barn, I’d
be rich.” The T.A. Moulton barn is extremely important because
it represents the early agricultural beginnings of this valley. The
story of this struggling agricultural district exemplifies the power
and importance of community which parallels the sentiments
surrounding the area today, particularly this barn. The iconic barn
is one of the remarkable images often used to represent Grand
Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole area and it is therefore
celebrated and deeply respected by the entire community as well as
visitors to the area.

T.A. Moulton Barn; image © Erica Campbell Photography

Although fading, the story of western settlement—of small-scale
agriculture, of failed homesteads, of raising families, and of creating
communities—remains on the land; it is because of this distinct

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