Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Montana - Glacier County
Glacier County Montana has 28 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Babb--Piegan, Montana, Inspection Station, Camp Disappointment, Great Northern Railway Buildings, Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base and Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Glacier County places including Samuel L. Bartlett, A. Paul Brown, Glacier Park Hotel Co., National Park Service, Thomas D. McMahon, Cecil Doty, NPS Landscape Division, Civilian Conservation Corps, Burt L. Gewalt and Branch of Plan National Park Service. Prominent architectural styles found in Glacier Country are Modern Movement.

Babb--Piegan, Montana, Inspection Station (added 2006 - - #06000252)
Also known as Piegan Border Station and Quarters, Piegan Apartments; 24GL1075
US 89 near United States and Canada Border , Babb
Wbaron, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown, A. Paul, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Customhouse, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Camp Disappointment (added 1966 - - #66000434)
12 mi. NE of Browning , Browning
PumpkinSky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
More Information:
archives document
Chief Mountain Border Station and Quarters (added 2008 - - #06000744)
MT 17 at Canadian Border, Glacier National Park , Babb
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown, A. Paul
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base (added 2008 - - #07001494)
Also known as Cut Bank International Airport
Valier Hwy. , Cut Bank
Bwmoll3, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility, Air-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Air-Related
More Information:
archives document
Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001566)
N side Cut Bank Creek, Glacier NP , East Glacier
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Glacier County Courthouse (added 2013 - - #13000446)
512 E. Main St., Cut Bank
Oporto2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Glacier National Park Tourist Trails--Inside Trail, South Circle, North Circle (added 1996 - - #95001579)
Also known as Glacier National Park Circle Trails
Inside Trail, South Circle and North Circle Trails , St. Mary
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
NPS Landscape Division, Glacier Park Hotel Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Pedestrian Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Pedestrian Related
More Information:
archives document
Goathaunt Bunkhouse (added 1996 - - #95001568)
Also known as Goathaunt Shed
S end of Waterton Lake, Glacier NP , St. Mary
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
More Information:
archives document
Going-to-the-Sun Road (added 1983 - - #83001070)
Glacier Rt. 1 , West Glacier
MONGO, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bureau of Public Roads, National Park Service
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Great Northern Railway Buildings (added 1987 - - #87001453)
Also known as See Also:Many Glacier Hotel Historic District;Sperry Chalets
Glacier National Park , Glacier National Park
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Bartlett,Samuel L.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Park, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Park, Specialty Store
Holy Family Mission (added 1982 - - #82003170)
E of Browning , Browning
Kinbody, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
More Information:
archives document
Kootenai Creek Snowshoe Cabin (added 1999 - - #99000775)
Also known as Kootenai Cabin, Building Inventory No. 648
Flattop Mtn., along Kootenai Creek , St. Mary
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
LITTLE CHIEF (boat) (added 2017 - - #100001897)
Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, East Glacier Park
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1926-1945 AD
Lee Creek Snowshoe Cabin (added 2001 - - #01000203)
Also known as Lee Creek Patrol Cabin, Building Inventory No. 643
NE corner of Glacier National Park , Glacier National Park
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Logan Pass Visitor Center (added 2008 - - #08000334)
Going-to-the-Sun Rd., 18 mi. W. of US 89 , Saint Mary
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Doty, Cecil
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Museum, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Museum, Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
archives document
MORNING EAGLE (carvel-planked wooden vessel) (added 2018 - - #100002691)
Josephine Lake, Glacier National Park, Babb
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1945-1968 AD
Many Glacier Barn and Bunkhouse (added 1996 - - #95001570)
Also known as Many Glacier Packers' and Rangers' Barn;Packers' Roost East
Glacier Rt. 3 at Apikuni Flat, Glacier NP , St. Mary
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Many Glacier Campground Camptender's Cabin (added 1996 - - #95001571)
Many Glacier, Glacier NP , St. Mary
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
More Information:
archives document
Many Glacier Hotel Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000173)
Also known as See Also:Great Northern Railway Buildings
W of Babb , Babb
Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., McMahon,Thomas D.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Rising Sun Auto Camp (added 1996 - - #95001574)
Also known as Roes Creek Auto Camp;East Glacier Auto Camp;Rose Creek Auto
500 ft. N of Going-to-the-Sun Rd. at St. Mary Lake, Glacier NP , St. Mary
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Glacier Park Hotel Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
More Information:
archives document
Rising Wolf (added 2016 - - #16000772)
St. Mary, St. Mary
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation, Other
Period of Significance:
1926-1945 AD
Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabin (added 1996 - - #95001575)
Also known as Rising Sun Campground Camptender's Cabin;#164
N of Going-to-the-Sun Rd. at St. Mary Lake, Glacier NP , St. Mary
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Park Service,Branch of Plan
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
More Information:
archives document
Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations (added 2008 - - #08000335)
Going-to-the-Sun Rd., 5 mi.E. of US 89 , Saint Mary
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gewalt, Burt L., Brinkman & Lenon
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Government Office, Museum
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Government Office, Museum
More Information:
archives document
St. Mary Utility Area Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001576)
E of St. Mary at Divide Creek, Glacier NP , St. Mary
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Government Office, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Government Office, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin (added 1999 - - #99000776)
Also known as Baring Cabin, Building Inventory No. 167
Going-to-the-Sun Rd. , St. Mary
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Swanson Boathouse (added 1996 - - #95001577)
Also known as Two Medicine Boathouse
E shore of Two Medicine Lake, Glacier NP , East Glacier
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Swanson Boat Co., Swanson,Billy
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
More Information:
archives document
Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001578)
W end of Glacier Rt. 3, Glacier NP , Many Glacier
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Park Service,Branch of Plan, Glacier Park Hotel Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Two Medicine Campground Camptender's Cabin (added 1996 - - #95001580)
Also known as Two Medicine Ranger Cabin
Two Medicine Lake, Glacier NP , East Glacier
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
More Information:
archives document
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