Montana - Missoula County - Historic Districts
Missoula County Montana (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bonner Company Town Historic District, Bonner Company Town Historic District, Fort Missoula Historic District, University Area Historic District and University of Montana Historic District.

Many famous people are associated with these Missoula County historic places including H.E. et al. Kirkemo, C.P. Higgins, Hiram Knowles, Higgins, C.; Worden, F.L., Hammond, Andrew; Dixon and J.M..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Missoula County places including A.J. Gibson, A.J. Gibson, Civilian Conservation Corps, Eli "Cap" Laird, Moon & Randolph families, George Dildine and Ole Bakke. Prominent architectural styles found in Missoula Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Bonner Company Town Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000426)
Roughly bounded by W Riverside Dr on NW, Anaconda Ave on W, and unnamed ridges on N, S, and E , Bonner
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Catholic Block Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001084)
Also known as St. Francis Xavier Catholic Churh and Parish Rectory, Loyola High School Building for Catholic Boys, et al.
400,420 and 430 W. Pine St., 435 W. Spruce St. , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Church School, Civic, Religious Structure, Sport Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
East Pine Street Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000768)
Also known as See Also:US Post Office;Forkenbrock Funeral Home
Roughly bounded by E. Pine St., Madison St., E. Broadway, and Pattee St. , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dildine,George, Gibson,A.J.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Multiple
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Fort Missoula Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000865)
Also known as Fort Missoula
Reserve St. and South Ave. , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Defense, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Laird's Lodge Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001213)
Also known as Lindbergh Lake Lodge;Diamond L Bar Ranch
N end of Lindbergh Lake at end of Lindbergh Lake Rd. , Seeley Lake
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Laird,Eli "Cap"
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Lower Rattlesnake Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000697)
Roughly bounded by Vene St., Greenough Park, Elm St., and Pierce St. , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
McCormick Neighborhood Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000460)
Roughly bounded by River Rd., S. 6th W, S. Orange St., and Bitterroot Line of the railroad , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bakke, Ole, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hospital, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Missoula County Fairgrounds Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000765)
1101 S Ave W, Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Missoula Downtown Historic District (added 2009 - - #07000647)
Roughly bounded by Northern Pacific RR, Clak Fork R, Little McCormick Park and Madison St. , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Historic Person:
Higgins, C.; Worden, F.L., Hammond, Andrew; Dixon, J.M.
Area of Significance:
Industry, Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private, State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Organizational, Professional, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Missoula Southside Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000334)
Also known as See Also:Knowles Building;Gibson, A. J., House;Milwaukee Dep
Roughly bounded by the Clark Fork R., S. Higgins Ave., S. 6th St. W. and Orange St. , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gibson,A.J.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Knowles,Hiram
Significant Year:
1908, 1910, 1890
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Road-Related, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Moon-Randolph Ranch (added 2010 - - #10000042)
Also known as Randolph Farm;Randolph Dairy, Moon Homestead;Moon--Randolph Homestead
1515 Spurlock Rd. , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Northside Missoula Railroad Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000532)
Roughly bounded by Worden Ave., 6th St., I-90, C St. and the Northern Pacific RR tracks , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
University Area Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001523)
Roughly bounded by S 4th East St., Beckwith Ave., Arthur Ave., and Higgins Ave. , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gibson, A.J., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Kirkemo, H.E. et al., Higgins, C.P.
Significant Year:
1889, 1893, 1899
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
University of Montana Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001284)
Also known as University of Montana;24MO;See Also:Prescott,Clarence R.,Hou
Roughly bounded by Arthur, Connell and Beckwith Aves. and the ridge lines of Mt. Sentinel , Missoula
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Gibson,A.J.
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
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