Past

The Past

Originally a part of a 160 acre homestead purchased from the United States government by George and Helen Smith in 1913, Tract Kubler was originally carved out as a 34+ acre parcel in 1935. It remained so until 1957 when the southernmost 1.3 acres were sold creating Tract Hunt. Tract Kubler then remained a 33 acre tract until 1992 when the State of South Dakota took two acres for Highway 385 right-of-way, and two other parcels were sold in 1995 and 2003, respectively. Today it remains 24+acres separated by a section line road from Tract Scheibe (4 acres) on the north.

The log work on the main home was accomplished by Berge Bergeland of Norway in the mid 1930’s. He also was the craftsman on the historic all-log Grace Coolidge Building in Custer City and did much of the work on Outlaw Ranch (a Lutheran retreat center), east of Custer City, as well as preparing the logs for the historic Blue Bell Lodge in Custer State Park.

The present (sixth) owners have lived and worked on this parcel for sixteen years and, during that time, did much of the modernizing and refurbishing, including doubling the size of the main house that the property now enjoys. There is approximately 7 acres of improved land; the remaining 17 acres is either forested or pasture, suitable for additional improvements, expansion, or development.