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.
| 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 | ||
| Atlantic Hotel | 519 N Higgins Ave | 1902 | ||
| Bellows House | 1637 S Higgins Ave | 1909 | ||
| Belmont Hotel | 430 N Higgins Ave | 1913 | ||
| Bluebird Building | 220-224 N Higgins Ave | |||
| Brunswick Hotel | 223 Railroad St | 1890 | ||
| Carnegie Public Library | 335 N Pattee St | 1903 | ||
| Christie, Thomas J., House | 401 McLeod Ave | 1912 | ||
| Cook Farm | 5185 Old Marshall Grade Rd | |||
| Florence Hotel | 111 N Higgins Ave | 1941 | ||
| Flynn Farm | W of Missoula on Mullan Rd | 1884 | ||
| Forkenbrock Funeral Home | 234 E Pine St | 1929 | ||
| Garden City Drug | 118 N Higgins Ave | 1902 | ||
| Gibson, A. J., House | 402 S 2nd St. | 1889 | ||
| Gleim Building | 265 W Front St | 1893 | ||
| Gleim Building II | 255-257 W Front St | 1893 | ||
| Grand Pacific Hotel | 118 W Alder | 1902 | ||
| Hammond Arcade | 101 S Higgins Ave | 1934 | ||
| Headquarters Building and Daily Company Annex | 113-119 W Front St | 1888 | ||
| Hellgate Lodge 383 BPOE | 120 N Pattee St | 1911 | ||
| Herzog, J. M., House | 1210 Toole Ave | 1892 | ||
| Higgins Block | 202 N Higgins Ave | 1889 | ||
| Independent Telephone Company Building | 207 E Main St | 1911 | ||
| Johnston, John S., House | 412 W Alder St | 1900 | ||
| Kiem, Levi Building | 314 N 1ST W | 1890 | ||
| Keith, John M., House | 1110 Gerald Ave | 1910 | ||
| Knowles Building | 200-210 S Third St W | 1905 | ||
| Labor Temple | 208 E Main St | 1916 | ||
| Lenox Flats | 300-306 West Broadway Missoula County | 1905 | ||
| Lucy Building | 330 N Higgins Ave | 1909 | ||
| Marsh and Powell Funeral Home | 224 W Spruce St | 1930 | ||
| Masonic Lodge | 120-136 E Broadway Ave | 1909 | ||
| Merrick, Rose Building | 837/827 Woody ST | 1890/1906 | ||
| McCaffery Furnished Rooms | 501 W Alder | 1910 | ||
| Milwaukee Depot | 250 Station Dr | 1910 | ||
| Missoula County Courthouse | 220 W Broadway | 1910 | ||
| Missoula Laundry Company | 111 E. Spruce St | 1915 | ||
| Missoula Mercantile | 114 N Higgins Ave | 1882 | ||
| Missoula Mercantile Warehouse | 221 229 and 231 E Front St | 1902 | ||
| Model Laundry and Apartments | 131 W Alder St | 1915 | ||
| Montgomery Ward | 201 N Higgins Ave | 1935 | ||
| Moon-Randolph Ranch | 1515 Spurlock Rd | 1889 | ||
| Northern Pacific Railroad Depot | Railroad and Higgins Ave | 1901 | ||
| Palace hotel (Missoula, Montana) | 147 W Broadway | 1909 | ||
| Paxson, Edgar, House | 611 Stephens Ave | 1890 | ||
| Potomac School | 220 Potomac Rd | 1913 | ||
| Prescott, Clarence R., House | University of Montana | 1898 | ||
| Reid House | 526 E Front | |||
| St Francis Xavier Church | 420 W Pine St | 1891 | ||
| Simons Block | 314 N Higgins Avenue | 1899 | ||
| Sterling, Fred T., House | 1310 Gerald Ave | 1912 | ||
| Studebaker Building | 216 W Main St | 1921 | ||
| Toole, John R., House | 1005 Gerald Ave | |||
| US Post Office | 200 E Broadway St | 1911 | ||
| University Apartments | 400-422 Roosevelt Ave | 1909 | ||
| Wilma Theatre | 104 S Higgins Ave | 1921 | ||
| Zip Auto | 251 W Main St | 1937 | ||
| National Register of Historic Places Districts Listings in Missoula | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Property name | Address | Listing date | |
| Duncan Block | 232-240 N Higgins Ave | ||
| Fort Missoula Historic District | Reserve St and South Ave | ||
| Lower Rattlesnake Historic District | roughly bounded by Vene St., Greenough Park, Elm St. and Pierce St. | ||
| Lolo Trail | from near Lolo Montana to Weippe Prairie Idaho | ||
| McCormick Neighborhood Historic District | Roughly bounded by River Rd, S. 6th W., S. Orange St. and Bitterroot Line of the railroad | ||
| Missoula County Fairgrounds Historic District | 1101 S Ave W | ||
| Missoula Downtown Historic District | Roughly bounded by Northern Pacific RR, Clak Fork R, Little McCormick Park and Madison St. | ||
| Missoula East Pine Street Historic District | Roughly bounded by E. Pine St., Madison St., E. Broadway and Pattee St | ||
| Missoula Northside Railroad Historic District | Roughly bounded by Worden Ave., 6th St., I-90, C. St., and the Northern Pacific RR tracks | ||
| Missoula Southside Historic District | Roughly bounded by the Clark Fork River and S. Higgins Ave., S. 6th St. W. and Orange St | ||
| University Area Historic District | Roughly bounded by S. 4th East St., Beckwith Ave., Arthur Ave., and Higgins Ave. | ||
| University of Montana Historic District | Roughly bounded by Arthur, Connell, and Beckwith Aves and the ridge lines of Mt Sentinel | ||
See main article: Buildings at the University of Montana.
| Place | Address | Floors/height(if applicable) | Year(s) built | Primary use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Campus Dr | 11 floors/138 feet | 1968 | dormitory | ||
| Jesse Hall | 114 Jesse Hall | 11 floors/138 feet | 1969 | dormitory | |
| 125 Bank St | 9 floors/128 feet | (1996–1998) | office | ||
| 301 W. Front St | 9 floors/113 feet | 1979 | residential | ||
| Wilma Building (historic) | 131 S. Higgins Ave | 9 floors/103 feet | 1921 | theatre/residential | |
| 500 W. Broadway St | 7 floors/87.95 feet | 2002 | hospital | ||
| 111 N. Higgins Ave | 7 floors/87 feet | 1941 | office | ||
| 321 W. Broadway St | 6 floors/85 feet | 2017 | office | ||
| 101 E. Front St | 6 floors/80 feet | (2008–2009) | office | ||
| 100 E. Broadway St | 6 floors/80 feet | 1998 | office | ||
| 100 E. Broadway St | 6 floors/80 feet | 1998 | office | ||
| 175 N. Pattee St | 6 floors/75 feet | 2021 | hotel | ||
| 3720 N. Reserve St | 6 floors/75 feet | (2006–2007) | hotel | ||
| 350 Ryman St | 6 floors/75 feet | 2009-2010 | office/commercial |
| proposed name | Floor(s) | completion year | city | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula College | 4 | 2016 | Missoula | |
| Stockman Bank Building | 6 (85 feet) | 2017 | Missoula |