National Register of Historic Places - Montana (MT), Beaverhead County

Beaverhead County Montana has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bannack Historic District, Big Hole National Battlefield, Clark's Lookout, August 13, 1805, Lamarche Game Trap and Birch Creek CCC Camp.

Several famous people are associated with these Beaverhead County historic places including William Clark, William R. Allen and Martin Barrett.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Beaverhead County places including Department of the Army, John C. Paulsen, Link & Haire, James Leck, Louis A. Simon, O.E. Peppard, G.M. McLain, Fred Willson, Hamill & Swanstrum and Xavier Renois. Prominent architectural styles found in Beaverhead Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Prairie School.

Bannack Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000426)

22 mi. from Dillon off MT 278 , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Extractive Facility, Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Barrett Hospital (added 1985 - - #85000109)

Also known as Old Barrett Hospital

Chapman and S. Atlantic Sts. , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hamill & Swanstrum, Willson,Fred

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Barrett, Martin, House (added 1987 - - #86003675)

733 S. Pacific , Dillon

Sfario, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Prairie School, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Barrett,Martin,et al.

Significant Year:

1912

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Big Hole National Battlefield (added 1966 - - #66000427)

12 mi. W of Wisdom , Wisdom

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Native American, Military

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

College, Monument/Marker

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Birch Creek CCC Camp (added 1982 - - #82000591)

N of Dillon on US FS Rd. 98 , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Department of the Army

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Conservation, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Other

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Education, Vacant/Not In Use

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Browne's Bridge (added 2010 - - #09001179)

Browne's Bridge Fishing Access Site , Glen

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Peppard, O.E.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Canyon Creek Charcoal Kilns (added 2005 - - #05000511)

Also known as 24BE804

Approx. 5 mi. NW of Glendale on Forest Rd. 187 , Glendale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Streb, John, McLain, G.M.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Social History, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Processing Site, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Clark's Lookout, August 13, 1805 (added 1994 - - #94000136)

Also known as 24BE

W side US 91, 500 ft. N of Beaverhead R. , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Clark, William

Significant Year:

1805

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Natural Feature

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature

More Information:

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Dillon City Library (added 1978 - - #78001679)

121 S. Idaho St. , Dillon

Robstutz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Haire,C.S.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

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Elkhorn-Coolidge Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000884)

Also known as Town of Coolidge, 24BE997, Elkhorn Mine, Boston and Montana Mill

Forest Service Rd. #2465, approximately four miles SE. of jct. with MT 43 , Wise River

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

William R. Allen

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Extractive Facility, Processing, Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Hecla House (added 2005 - - #05000885)

Approx. 11 mi. W of Glendale on Trapper Creek Rd. #188 , Melrose

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Hotel Metlen (added 1983 - - #83003978)

5 S. Railroad Ave. , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

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Lamarche Game Trap (added 1976 - - #76001117)

Address Restricted , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Tukudika Shoshone

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Montana State Normal School (added 1980 - - #80002398)

Also known as Western Montana College Old Main

710 S. Atlantic St. , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Link & Haire, Paulsen,John C.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

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Oregon Short Line Passenger Depot (added 1990 - - #90000628)

S. Montana St. , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

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Sheep Creek Wickiup Cave (added 1981 - - #81000338)

Address Restricted , Lima

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Tukudika Shoshone

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

US Post Office--Dillon Main (added 1986 - - #86000683)

Also known as Dillon Post Office;Dillon Main Post Office

117 S. Idaho St. , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Leck,James, Simon,Louis A.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

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Van Camp--Tash Ranch (added 2008 - - #08000312)

Also known as Amede Bessette & Xavier Renois Ranch;Isaac Van Camp Ranch, William S. Tash Ranch;Tash Livestock Inc. Lower Ranch

1200 MT 278 , Dillon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Renois, Xavier

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Storage

More Information:

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