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

Ravalli County Montana (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rocky Mountain Laboratory Historic District and West Fork Ranger Station, Hamilton Commercial Historic District, Hamilton Southside Residential Historic District and University Heights Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ravalli County places including H.E. Kirkemo, A.J. Gibson, Marion Mahoney, Frank Lloyd Wright and William Drummond. Prominent architectural styles found in Ravalli Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Hamilton Commercial Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001273)

Main, N. Second, S. Second, S. Third, and State Sts. , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kirkemo,H.E., Gibson,A.J.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Mission/Spanish Revival, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Hamilton Southside Residential Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001272)

Also known as See Also:Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital;Hamilton City Hall;Ra

S. First, S. Second, S. Third, S. Fourth, and S. Fifth Sts. , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Rocky Mountain Laboratory Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001274)

900 blk. of Fourth St. , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Science, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Energy Facility, Research Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Research Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

University Heights Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000501)

Also known as Lake como Orchards, Alpine Meadows Ranch, Lake Como Orchards

469 Bunkhouse Creek Rd., Darby

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

West Fork Ranger Station (added 2023 - - #100009135)

Also known as 24RA0298

6735 West Fork Rd., Darby

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Conservation