JACKSON, Wyo. — The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ran an article in November that proclaimed the Jackson Hole History Museum one of the best architectural works of 2025. It was spotlighted as “superbly attuned to its location,” and stands out for its “respect for the local vernacular.”
Prospect Studio, the architecture firm also known for some of its work on the Genevieve Block, partnered with a firm in Minneapolis to design the building.
“The material is wood, Alaskan yellow cedar outside and Douglas fir inside, treated in a way to convey its ‘woodiness’ without any show of quaint rusticity,” the article reads. “It is band-sawed, to show its grain, and oiled rather than painted. But instead of conventional clapboard siding, the boards are cut to irregular widths and placed vertically, giving it an attractive tautness. Here is Western character not as theater but as a living thing.”
National expertise combined with local perspective resulted in the creation of “not an imitation but a distillation.” The article describes the building as quintessentially Jackson in “decidedly contemporary terms.”
Despite the size of our small town, Jackson has been recognized nationally for its local charm and commitment to its western heritage, including being featured both on “Good Morning America” and The New York Times as a travel destination.
