Since Missoula, Montana's founding in 1866 it has progressed from small trading post with a single cross street on Mullan Road and a bridge across the Clark Fork River to a vibrant college town home to the University of Montana. Architectural styles have come and gone, and today Missoula is home to over 60 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places beginning with the A.J. Gibson designed County Courthouse constructed in 1908 and added to the list in 1976 with the Post Office, Wilma Theatre and Higgin's Block all added a couple years later.
Historical buildings and districts
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| National Register of Historic Places Building Listings in Missoula[1][2] | |||
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| Property name | Address | Built | Listing date |
| Apartment Building at 116 Spruce Street | 116 W Spruce St | 1902 | April 30, 1990 |
| Atlantic Hotel | 519 N Higgins Ave | 1902 | April 30, 1990 |
| Bellows House | 1637 S Higgins Ave | 1909 | February 22, 1996 |
| Belmont Hotel | 430 N Higgins Ave | 1913 | April 20, 1983 |
| Bluebird Building | 220-224 N Higgins Ave | August 8, 1996 | |
| Brunswick Hotel | 223 Railroad St | 1890 | April 30, 1990 |
| Carnegie Public Library | 335 N Pattee St | 1903 | April 30, 1982 |
| Christie, Thomas J., House | 401 McLeod Ave | 1912 | March 16, 1995 |
| Cook Farm | 5185 Old Marshall Grade Rd | May 16, 1996 | |
| Florence Hotel | 111 N Higgins Ave | 1941 | June 18, 1992 |
| Flynn Farm | W of Missoula on Mullan Rd | 1884 | March 19, 1980 |
| Forkenbrock Funeral Home | 234 E Pine St | 1929 | December 27, 1984 |
| Garden City Drug | 118 N Higgins Ave | 1902 | April 30, 1990 |
| Gibson, A. J., House | 402 S 2nd St. | 1889 | April 16, 1980 |
| Gleim Building | 265 W Front St | 1893 | April 30, 1990 |
| Gleim Building II | 255-257 W Front St | 1893 | March 9, 1995 |
| Grand Pacific Hotel | 118 W Alder | 1902 | September 29, 1983 |
| Hammond Arcade | 101 S Higgins Ave | 1934 | April 30, 1990 |
| Headquarters Building and Daily Company Annex | 113-119 W Front St | 1888 | May 17, 1996 |
| Hellgate Lodge 383 BPOE | 120 N Pattee St | 1911 | April 30, 1990 |
| Herzog, J. M., House | 1210 Toole Ave | 1892 | September 12, 1985 |
| Higgins Block | 202 N Higgins Ave | 1889 | October 1, 1979 |
| Independent Telephone Company Building | 207 E Main St | 1911 | April 30, 1990 |
| Johnston, John S., House | 412 W Alder St | 1900 | August 2, 1984 |
| Kiem, Levi Building | 314 N 1ST W | 1890 | May 4, 1995 |
| Keith, John M., House | 1110 Gerald Ave | 1910 | July 7, 1983 |
| Knowles Building | 200-210 S Third St W | 1905 | April 9, 1987 |
| Labor Temple | 208 E Main St | 1916 | April 30, 1990 |
| Lenox Flats | 300-306 West Broadway Missoula County | 1905 | August 8, 2000 |
| Lucy Building | 330 N Higgins Ave | 1909 | April 30, 1990 |
| Marsh and Powell Funeral Home | 224 W Spruce St | 1930 | April 30, 1990 |
| Masonic Lodge | 120-136 E Broadway Ave | 1909 | April 30, 1990 |
| Merrick, Rose Building | 837/827 Woody ST | 1890/1906 | May 4, 1995 |
| McCaffery Furnished Rooms | 501 W Alder | 1910 | April 6, 2000 |
| Milwaukee Depot | 250 Station Dr | 1910 | April 30, 1982 |
| Missoula County Courthouse | 220 W Broadway | 1910 | September 1, 1976 |
| Missoula Laundry Company | 111 E. Spruce St | 1915 | April 30, 1990 |
| Missoula Mercantile | 114 N Higgins Ave | 1882 | April 30, 1990 |
| Missoula Mercantile Warehouse | 221 229 and 231 E Front St | 1902 | April 6, 2004 |
| Model Laundry and Apartments | 131 W Alder St | 1915 | April 30, 1990 |
| Montgomery Ward | 201 N Higgins Ave | 1935 | April 30, 1990 |
| Moon-Randolph Ranch | 1515 Spurlock Rd | 1889 | March 1, 2010 |
| Northern Pacific Railroad Depot | Railroad and Higgins Ave | 1901 | March 28, 1985 |
| Palace hotel (Missoula, Montana) | 147 W Broadway | 1909 | October 25, 1982 |
| Paxson, Edgar, House | 611 Stephens Ave | 1890 | November 6, 1986 |
| Potomac School | 220 Potomac Rd | 1913 | March 30, 1992 |
| Prescott, Clarence R., House | University of Montana | 1898 | September 26, 1985 |
| Reid House | 526 E Front | December 18, 2003 | |
| St Francis Xavier Church | 420 W Pine St | 1891 | April 28, 1982 |
| Simons Block | 314 N Higgins Avenue | 1899 | February 18, 2000 |
| Sterling, Fred T., House | 1310 Gerald Ave | 1912 | July 7, 1983 |
| Studebaker Building | 216 W Main St | 1921 | April 17, 1997 |
| Toole, John R., House | 1005 Gerald Ave | April 25, 1983 | |
| US Post Office | 200 E Broadway St | 1911 | November 30, 1979 |
| University Apartments | 400-422 Roosevelt Ave | 1909 | March 28, 1985 |
| Wilma Theatre | 104 S Higgins Ave | 1921 | December 31, 1997 |
| Zip Auto | 251 W Main St | 1937 | April 30, 1990 |
| National Register of Historic Places Districts Listings in Missoula[1] | ||
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| Property name | Address | Listing date |
| Duncan Block | 232-240 N Higgins Ave | October 17, 1997 |
| Fort Missoula Historic District | Reserve St and South Ave | April 29, 1987 |
| Lower Rattlesnake Historic District | roughly bounded by Vene St., Greenough Park, Elm St. and Pierce St. | June 10, 1999 |
| Lolo Trail | from near Lolo Montana to Weippe Prairie Idaho | October 9, 1960 |
| McCormick Neighborhood Historic District | Roughly bounded by River Rd, S. 6th W., S. Orange St. and Bitterroot Line of the railroad | May 19, 2004 |
| Missoula County Fairgrounds Historic District | 1101 S Ave W | September 16, 2010 |
| Missoula Downtown Historic District | Roughly bounded by Northern Pacific RR, Clak Fork R, Little McCormick Park and Madison St. | August 21, 2009 |
| Missoula East Pine Street Historic District | Roughly bounded by E. Pine St., Madison St., E. Broadway and Pattee St | July 13, 1989 |
| Missoula Northside Railroad Historic District | Roughly bounded by Worden Ave., 6th St., I-90, C. St., and the Northern Pacific RR tracks | May 4, 1995 |
| Missoula Southside Historic District | Roughly bounded by the Clark Fork River and S. Higgins Ave., S. 6th St. W. and Orange St | March 22, 1991 |
| University Area Historic District | Roughly bounded by S. 4th East St., Beckwith Ave., Arthur Ave., and Higgins Ave. | December 13, 2000 |
| University of Montana Historic District | Roughly bounded by Arthur, Connell, and Beckwith Aves and the ridge lines of Mt Sentinel | October 2, 1992 |
Sports venues
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University of Montana buildings
editTallest buildings in Missoula
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| Place | Address | Floors/height(if applicable) | Year(s) built | Primary use |
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| Aber hall | 32 Campus Dr | 11 floors/138 feet | 1968 | dormitory |
| Jesse Hall | 114 Jesse Hall | 11 floors/138 feet | 1969 | dormitory |
| Millennium Building | 125 Bank St | 9 floors/128 feet | (1996–1998) | office |
| Clark Fork Riverside | 301 W. Front St | 9 floors/113 feet | 1979 | residential |
| Wilma Building (historic) | 131 S. Higgins Ave | 9 floors/103 feet | 1921 | theatre/residential |
| Broadway Building (Missoula) | 500 W. Broadway St | 7 floors/87.95 feet | 2002 | hospital |
| The Florence Building (Downtown Missoula) | 111 N. Higgins Ave | 7 floors/87 feet | 1941 | office |
| Stockman Bank Building | 321 W. Broadway St | 6 floors/85 feet | 2017 | office |
| First Interstate Center (Missoula) | 101 E. Front St | 6 floors/80 feet | (2008–2009) | office |
| First Security Bank (Downtown Missoula) | 100 E. Broadway St | 6 floors/80 feet | 1998 | office |
| First Security Bank (Downtown Missoula) | 100 E. Broadway St | 6 floors/80 feet | 1998 | office |
| AC Hotel (Downtown Missoula) | 175 N. Pattee St | 6 floors/75 feet | 2021 | hotel |
| Hilton Garden Inn | 3720 N. Reserve St | 6 floors/75 feet | (2006–2007) | hotel |
| Garlington Building (Missoula, Montana) | 350 Ryman St | 6 floors/75 feet | 2009-2010 | office/commercial |
Buildings under construction
edit| proposed name | Floor(s) | completion year | city |
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| Missoula College | 4 | 2016 | Missoula |
| Stockman Bank Building | 6 (85 feet) | 2017 | Missoula |
References
edit- ^ a b http://mhs.mt.gov/shpo/nationalreg.asp Montana Historical Society
- ^ "Historic Missoula Downtown Walking Tour". Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2010-12-24.