Albert S. Piper Homestead Claim Shanty

Albert S. Piper Homestead Claim Shanty
Nearest cityCarpenter, South Dakota
Coordinates44°36′01″N 98°08′35″W / 44.60028°N 98.14306°W / 44.60028; -98.14306 (Piper, Albert S., Homestead Claim Shanty)
Arealess than one acre
Built1882
Built byAlbert S. Piper
Architectural styleWoodframe shack
NRHP reference No.98001126
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 1998

The Albert S. Piper Homestead Claim Shanty is a structure located near the unincorporated community of Carpenter, in Beadle County, South Dakota. Built in 1882, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

It is a woodframe 16 by 10 feet (4.9 m × 3.0 m) claim shanty built with horizontal wood plank walls.

It is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Lake Byron.