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

Beaverhead County Montana (Vacant / Not In Use) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bannack Historic District, Birch Creek CCC Camp and Sheep Creek Wickiup Cave, Barrett Hospital and Canyon Creek Charcoal Kilns.

The famous person William R. Allen is associated with one of more of the Beaverhead County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Beaverhead County places including Department of the Army, Hamill & Swanstrum, John Streb, Fred Willson and G.M. McLain. Prominent architectural styles found in Beaverhead Country are .

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

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

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

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

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

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