Montana - Chouteau County
Chouteau County Montana has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 15 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Citadel Rock, Fort Benton, Baker, I. G., House, Chouteau County Courthouse and Chouteau County Jail.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Flathead and Blackfeet dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Chouteau County historic places including Karl Bodmer, I.G. Baker and Virgil & Ella Blankenbaker.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Chouteau County places including John Wilton, John Swanson, Gus Senieur, Ryane & Henry, Thomas Tweedy, I.G. Baker, Christopher Wilson, Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works, Edward Wilson and James Warwick. Prominent architectural styles found in Chouteau Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Gothic.

Baker, I. G., House (added 1980 - - #80002403)
Also known as McLeish House
1604 Front St. , Fort Benton
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Baker,I.G.
Significant Year:
1879, 1867
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Chouteau County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80002404)
1308 Franklin St. , Fort Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Senieur,Gus, Kees & Fish
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Chouteau County Jail (added 1986 - - #80002405)
Washington and Fourteenth Sts. , Fort Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Warwick,James, Wilton,John R.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Citadel Rock (added 1974 - - #74001095)
Also known as Cathedral Rock
E of Fort Benton , Fort Benton
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Bodmer,Karl
Significant Year:
1833, 1805
Area of Significance:
Art, Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
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Eagle Butte School (added 2009 - - #08001383)
Also known as 24CH1118, North Eagle Butte School
Eagle Butte School Rd., 23 mi. off MT 80 , Fort Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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First National Bank of Geraldine (added 2008 - - #07001363)
Also known as Farmers State Bank; Geraldine State Bank,, Q Bank;Heritage Bank;Basin State Bank
311 Main St. , Geraldine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bolter, Leon M.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
More Information:
Fort Benton (added 1966 - - #66000431)
Also known as Fort Benton Historic District
Fort Benton , Fort Benton
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Native American, Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Fort Benton Bridge (added 1980 - - #80002406)
Also known as Old Bridge
Spans Missouri River , Fort Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ryane & Henry, Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Fort Benton Engine House (added 1980 - - #80002407)
Also known as Old City Hall
Front and 15th Sts. , Fort Benton
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Correctional Facility, Fire Station
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
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Froggie's Stopping Place on the Whoop-Up Trail (added 1993 - - #93000277)
Also known as Lucille;Midway Station
Address Restricted , Conrad
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation
Cultural Affiliation:
Euroamerican
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Post Office, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Geraldine Milwaukee Depot (added 1997 - - #97000254)
Railroad Ave., approximately 10 mi S of MT 80 , Geraldine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Swanson, John
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Grand Union Hotel (added 1976 - - #76001121)
14th and Front Sts. , Fort Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tweedy,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Judith Landing Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001081)
Also known as Judith Landing
Address Restricted , Winifred
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1880, 1805
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Agriculture, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Flathead, Blackfeet
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal, State, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Fortification, Graves/Burials, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Lewis and Clark Camp at Slaughter River (added 1974 - - #74001094)
40 mi. S of Big Sandy River on Missouri River , Big Sandy
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Science, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
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Lonetree (added 1980 - - #80002410)
Also known as Steele
S of Geraldine , Geraldine
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Post Office, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
More Information:
Masonic Building (added 1980 - - #80002408)
Also known as Sharps Store;Benton Pharmacy
1418 Front St. , Fort Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Combs,Frank, Wilton,John H.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
Square Butte Jail (added 1998 - - #98000888)
Salsbury Ave. , Square Butte
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Harrington Granite Works
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (added 1980 - - #80002409)
14th and Chouteau Sts. , Fort Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilton,John
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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Teton River Crossing on the Whoop-Up Trail (added 1993 - - #93000275)
Also known as Captain Nelce's Stopping House
Address Restricted , Carter
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Road-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Virgelle Mercantile and Virgelle State Bank (added 1997 - - #97000315)
Co. Rd. 430, approximately 6.3 mi. S of US 87 , Virgelle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Blankenbaker,Virgil & Ella
Significant Year:
1917, 1927, 1912
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
West Quincy Granite Quarry (added 2000 - - #00000163)
Also known as Square Butte Granite Quarry
Flat Creek Rd. , Square Butte
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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