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

Wilma Theatre
Missoula Post Office
Missoula County Courthouse
The Gleim Building
Florence Hotel
National Register of Historic Places
Building Listings in Missoula[1][2]
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]
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

Washington-Grizzly Stadium

University of Montana buildings

Main article: Buildings at the University of Montana

Tallest buildings in Missoula

The First Interstate Center, Missoula's 8th tallest Building
Place Address Floors/height(if applicable) Year(s) built Primary use
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

proposed name Floor(s) completion year city
Missoula College 4 2016 Missoula
Stockman Bank Building 6 (85 feet) 2017 Missoula

References

  1. ^ a b http://mhs.mt.gov/shpo/nationalreg.asp Montana Historical Society
  2. ^ "Historic Missoula Downtown Walking Tour". Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
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