Great Falls Railroad Historic District
Park and River Drs., 100--400 blks. 2nd St. S., 100--200 blks. 1st and 2nd Aves. S. and 100--300 blks. 3rd St. S., Great Falls, Montana
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Great Northern Passenger Depot
At the end of 1st Ave. built in 1910.
Photo taken by Jim Allen in Sept. 2018
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Coordinates:
+47.50570, -111.3076047°30'21" N, 111°18'27" W
Description
This district consists of the railroad & industrial facilities, the surrounding business district, and Cascade (now Gibson & Riverside) City Park.
Two railroads once served the city. The St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba (later the Great Northern) arrived at Great Falls in 1887; and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul entered Great Falls in 1910. The rail-yards are gone; now only one track goes through the district.
Two buildings were previously listed on the National Register. They are the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Passenger Depot, and the Arvon Block.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1993
- Reference number
- 93000038
- Architectural styles
- Modern Movement: Moderne; Other architectural type; Victorian: Renaissance; Western Commercial
- Areas of significance
- Transportation; Landscape Architecture; Politics/Government; Industry; Architecture; Commerce; Exploration/Settlement
- Levels of significance
- State; Local
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction; A - Event; B - Person
- Property type
- District
- Historic functions
- Rail-related; Theater; Park; Manufacturing facility; Business
- Current functions
- Theater; Manufacturing facility; Rail-related; Business; Park
- Periods of significance
- 1900-1924; 1925-1949; 1875-1899
- Significant years
- 1883; 1909; 1929
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 38
Contributing structures: 2
Contributing sites: 3
Contributing objects: 10
Non-contributing buildings: 7
Non-contributing objects: 5
Update Log
- December 26, 2018: New photos from Jim Allen
- December 13, 2018: Updated by Jim Allen: added description, corrected coordinates