National Register of Historic Places listings in Montana
Jefferson County
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Boulder Hot Springs Hotel

Boulder Hot Springs Hotel

January 12, 1979
(#79001403)

Southeast of Boulder on Montana Highway 281
46°12′02″N 112°05′33″W﻿ / ﻿46.200556°N 112.0925°W﻿ / 46.200556; -112.0925﻿ (Boulder Hot Springs Hotel)
Boulder

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W.C. Child Ranch

W.C. Child Ranch

November 23, 1977
(#77000819)

South of East Helena on Montana Highway 518
46°34′05″N 111°54′42″W﻿ / ﻿46.568056°N 111.911667°W﻿ / 46.568056; -111.911667﻿ (W.C. Child Ranch)
East Helena

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Fraternity Hall

Fraternity Hall

April 3, 1975
(#75001084)

Main St.
46°16′30″N 111°56′44″W﻿ / ﻿46.275°N 111.945556°W﻿ / 46.275; -111.945556﻿ (Fraternity Hall)
Elkhorn

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The Grant-Marshall Lime Kiln Historic District

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December 14, 2017
(#100001898)

1000 ft. S of S end of Crystal Dr.
46°34′06″N 111°59′47″W﻿ / ﻿46.568462°N 111.996491°W﻿ / 46.568462; -111.996491﻿ (The Grant-Marshall Lime Kiln Historic District)
Helena

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Homestake Airway Beacon

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May 31, 2019
(#100004037)

Along Continental Divide at Homestake Pass in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
45°55′11″N 112°25′00″W﻿ / ﻿45.9196°N 112.4167°W﻿ / 45.9196; -112.4167﻿ (Homestake Airway Beacon)
Butte vicinity

Extends into Silver Bow County.

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Jefferson Canyon Highway Historic District

Jefferson Canyon Highway Historic District

July 23, 2018
(#100002692)

Milepost .5 to 12.3 of MT 2
45°50′24″N 111°54′34″W﻿ / ﻿45.8400°N 111.9095°W﻿ / 45.8400; -111.9095﻿ (Jefferson Canyon Highway Historic District)
Cardwell vicinity

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Jefferson County Courthouse

Jefferson County Courthouse

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August 6, 1980
(#80002422)

200 Centennial Ave.
46°14′09″N 112°07′16″W﻿ / ﻿46.235833°N 112.121111°W﻿ / 46.235833; -112.121111﻿ (Jefferson County Courthouse)
Boulder

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Lewis and Clark Caverns Historic District

Lewis and Clark Caverns Historic District

May 29, 2018
(#100002505)

Lewis & Clark Caverns Rd
45°49′30″N 111°51′05″W﻿ / ﻿45.8249°N 111.8513°W﻿ / 45.8249; -111.8513﻿ (Lewis and Clark Caverns Historic District)
LaHood vicinity

9

MacHaffie Site (24JF4)

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April 3, 1986
(#86000619)

Address Restricted

Montana City

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Modern Hotel

Modern Hotel

December 22, 2011
(#11000951)

Legion Ave. & Main St.
45°52′11″N 112°05′58″W﻿ / ﻿45.869758°N 112.099339°W﻿ / 45.869758; -112.099339﻿ (Modern Hotel)
Whitehall

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Montana Deaf and Dumb Asylum

Montana Deaf and Dumb Asylum

May 10, 1985
(#85000994)

Off Montana Highway 281
46°13′52″N 112°08′24″W﻿ / ﻿46.231111°N 112.14°W﻿ / 46.231111; -112.14﻿ (Montana Deaf and Dumb Asylum)
Boulder

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Montana State Training School Historic District

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November 24, 2014
(#14000957)

Roughly bounded by Montana Highway 69, Riverside Road, and the Boulder River
46°13′40″N 112°07′09″W﻿ / ﻿46.227797°N 112.119280°W﻿ / 46.227797; -112.119280﻿ (Montana State Training School Historic District)
Boulder

Consulting the accompanying table as well as the supporting evidence provided at the end.

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The Boulder Hot Springs Hotel is a hotel on the National Register of Historic Places located southeast of Boulder , Montana . It was added to the Register on January 12 , 1979 . A 240 acres ( 0.97 km2 ) area historically associated with the hotel was listed . The building is said to be haunted by Simone , the ghost of a prostitute who was murdered at the hotel .
Montana Highway 69 ( MT 69 ) is a route running northerly from an intersection with MT 55 in the community of Whitehall . The highway extends approximately 38 miles ( 61 km ) to an intersection with Interstate 15 ( I-15 ) at the northern edge of the town of Boulder . Most of the route follows the Boulder River valley , a scenic and relatively unspoiled rural landscape .
Boulder is a town in and the county seat of Jefferson County , Montana , United States . It is on the north bank of the Boulder River between Butte and Helena , slightly east of the Continental Divide , at the intersection of Interstate 15 and Montana Highway 69 . The population was 1,183 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area . Established in the 19th century as a stagecoach station , Boulder grew into a regional trading center for farmers , ranchers , and miners and , by the end of that century , home to state schools for the deaf , blind and developmentally disabled . In the 21st century , it is the center of government in Jefferson County , and institutions based in the town offer services for disabled adults and troubled youths . Its library system serves about 10,000 people , and its high school district covers more than 1,000 square miles ( 2,600 km2 ) . Three buildings in Boulder are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
The W.C. Child Ranch also known as the Kleffner Ranch and the Child-Kleffner Ranch is a national historic site located on state highway 518 , south of East Helena , Montana , United States . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 23 , 1977 . The ranch was purchased by W. C. Child about 1885 , and was originally named White Face Farm . Child was one of the first ranchers to raise purebred Hereford cattle in Montana Territory . After the very harsh Winter of 1886-87 , he built a 27,000-square-foot ( 2,500 m2 ) , 55 feet ( 17 m ) high barn with a fieldstone foundation . It could house 500 head of cattle and up to 350 tons ( 320 t ) of hay . In 1888 he also build a octagonal-shaped house on the property , with the second floor given over to an open ballroom . Child lived in Helena and used the home only for meetings and parties . He went bankrupt as a result of the Silver Panic of 1893 and died in October , 1893 , after which the ranch was sold to a number of different owners over the next fifty years . The property 's condition deteriorated , until Paul Kleffner obtained the ranch in 1943 , first leasing it and then buying it outright in 1946 . Kleffner and his family owned the ranch until 2005 , when it was bought by Denis and Stacy Young .
East Helena is a town in Lewis and Clark County , Montana , about 5 miles ( 8 km ) east of downtown Helena . The population was 1,984 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Fraternity Hall is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Elkhorn , Montana . It was added to the Register on April 3 , 1975 . The building was built in the 1890s . It has an ornate , cantilevered balcony and it has a false front with simulated pilasters and arches which is said to be architecturally unique . Its NRHP nomination asserts that It is perhaps the most photographed ghost town building in the United States and is featured on the cover of many publications on ghost towns . The Architectural Record also featured Fraternity Hall as number one on a list of 12 structures in the West that should be saved . The first floor of the building was used as a meeting hall , community dance hall , and for theatrical presentations . The second floor served as a lodge meeting hall for such groups as the Masons , Knights of Pythias , IOOF , IOGT , Sons of St. Georges , and the Ancient Order of United Workmen .
Elkhorn is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Jefferson County , Montana , United States , in the Elkhorn Mountains of the southwestern part of the state . As of the 2010 census it had a population of 10 . The community is considered a ghost town , and two of its buildings are preserved as Elkhorn State Park .
Helena ( /ˈhɛlɪnə/ ) is the state capital of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County . Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush , and established in 1864 . Over $ 3.6 billion of gold was extracted in the city limits over two decades , making it one of the wealthiest cities in the United States by the late 19th century . The concentration of wealth contributed to the city 's prominent , elaborate Victorian architecture . At the 2010 census Helena 's population was 28,190 , making it the fifth least populous state capital in the United States and the sixth most populous city in Montana . It is the principal city of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Lewis and Clark and Jefferson counties ; its population is 77,414 according to the 2015 Census Estimate . The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record . Semi-professional sports teams include the Helena Bighorns Tier III Junior A hockey team . The city is served by Helena Regional Airport ( HLN ) .
The Continental Divide of the Americas ( also known as the Great Divide , the Western Divide or simply the Continental Divide ; Spanish : Divisoria continental de América , Gran Divisoria ) is the principal , and largely mountainous , hydrological divide of the Americas . The Continental Divide extends from the Bering Strait to the Strait of Magellan , and separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain into the Atlantic Ocean ( including those that drain into the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea ) and , along the northernmost reaches of the Divide , those river systems that drain into the Arctic Ocean . Although there are many other hydrological divides in the Americas , the Continental Divide is by far the most prominent of these because it tends to follow a line of high peaks along the main ranges of the Rocky Mountains and Andes , at a generally much higher elevation than the other hydrological divisions .
Homestake Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the United States . It sits on the Continental Divide on the border between Jefferson County and Silver Bow County , six miles south-southeast of Butte in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest at an elevation of 6,329 feet ( 1,929 m ) . The pass carries Interstate 90 across the Continental Divide and is the highest point on the 3,020 mi ( 4,861 km ) highway . The pass was discovered by Edwin Harrison McHenry , a civil engineer working for the Northern Pacific Railway , who was tasked with locating a route for the NP from the main line near Logan , Montana through to Butte . The line over the pass from Logan to Garrison , Montana via Butte became the Rocky Mountain Division , Second and Fourth Subdivisions , built in 1889 . This was Northern Pacific 's scenic transcontinental passenger train route used by the famous North Coast Limited and its Amtrak successor , the North Coast Hiawatha , which was discontinued in 1979 . The line over the pass is currently owned by BNSF Railway . It has been inactive since 1983 , as its grades and curvature are poorly suited to freight trains , which ( now operated by Montana Rail Link ) utilize the former Northern Pacific 's easier route via Helena . It is unlikely that the rail line over the pass will ever be used again , but BNSF has resisted tearing out the line because the original lease with the Northern Pacific and the US Forest Service requires that the grade be returned to its original status , a very costly process . When Interstate 90 was built , the state of Montana used Homestake Pass to cross the Continental Divide , thereby providing an easier alternative to the US Route 10 route over the Divide at Pipestone Pass . A trail running race currently takes place annually on the Continental Divide Trail between Homestake Pass and Pipestone Pass . Hosted by Butte 's Piss and Moan Running Club , the Wulfman CDT 14k is held on the Saturday closest to the Summer solstice .
The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest is the largest of the National Forests in Montana , United States . Covering 3.36 million acres ( 13,600 km2 ) , the forest is broken into nine separate sections and stretches across eight counties in the southwestern area of the state . President Theodore Roosevelt named the two forests in 1908 and they were merged in 1996 . Forest headquarters are located in Dillon , Montana . In Roosevelt 's original legislation , the Deerlodge National Forest was called the Big Hole Forest Reserve . He created this reserve because the Anaconda Copper Mining Company , based in Butte , Montana , had begun to clearcut the upper Big Hole River watershed . The subsequent erosion , exacerbated by smoke pollution from the Anaconda smelter , was devastating the region . Ranchers and conservationists alike complained to Roosevelt , who made several trips to the area . ( Munday 2001 ) The greatest part of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness is located in the larger Beaverhead National Forest portion of 2,130,671 acres ( 8,622.52 km2 ) , which is 64% of the total area of the forest . The rest of this wilderness extends into the neighboring Deerlodge and Bitterroot National Forests . The Beaverhead section includes most of the Pioneer , Gravelly , and Sapphire Ranges . Both the Centennial and Bitterroot mountain ranges are also located here , with the Continental divide found in the Bitterroot range .
Butte is the county seat of Silver Bow County , Montana , United States . In 1977 , the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow . The city covers 718 square miles ( 1,860 km2 ) , and , according to the 2010 census , has a population of 33,503 , making it Montana 's fifth largest city . It is served by Bert Mooney Airport with airport code BTM . Established in 1864 as a mining camp in the northern Rocky Mountains on the Continental Divide , Butte experienced rapid development in the late-nineteenth century , and was Montana 's first major industrial city . In its heyday between the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries , it was one of the largest copper boomtowns in the American West . Employment opportunities in the mines attracted surges of Asian and European immigrants , particularly the Irish ; as of 2017 , Butte has the largest population of Irish Americans per capita of any city in the United States . Butte was also the site of various historical events involving its mining industry and active labor unions and Socialist politics , the most famous of which was the labor riot of 1914 . Despite the dominance of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company , Butte was never a company town . Other major events in the city 's history include the 1917 Speculator Mine disaster , the largest hard rock mining disaster in world history . Over the course of its history , Butte 's mining and smelting operations generated an excess of $ 48 billion worth of ore , but also resulted in numerous environmental implications for the city : The upper Clark Fork River , with headwaters at Butte , is the largest Superfund site in the United States , and the city is also home to the Berkeley Pit . In the late-twentieth century , cleanup efforts from the EPA were instated , and the Butte Citizens Technical Environmental Committee was established in 1984 .
Montana Highway 2 ( MT 2 ) is a 63.241-mile-long ( 101.777 km ) state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Montana . It extends from Interstate 15 ( I-15 ) and I-90 in Butte to I-90 in Three Forks . Previously , this roadway was a part of U.S. Route 10 ( US 10 ) .
Cardwell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Jefferson County , Montana , United States . The population was 50 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Jefferson County Courthouse is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Boulder , Montana . It was added to the Register on August 6 , 1980 . The building was authorized with a $ 40,000 bond issue in 1888 and was completed in 1889 . The architect selected to design the building was John Paulsen , a German immigrant . The contractor was J.S . McKenzie . The design was a two-story Richardsonian Romanesque style built with local granite and locally manufactured brick , with a square tower with an octagonal spire and two turrets . Design elements drawn from the Middle Ages included gargoyles on each corner of the building , just under the eaves . The interior of the building has extensive carved woodwork . Today is one of the oldest courthouses in Montana still being used as such .
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park is located in Jefferson County , Montana . The park includes two visitor centers , ten miles of hiking trails , a campground , and its namesake limestone cavern .
The MacHaffie Site is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located south of Helena , Montana . It was added to the Register on April 3 , 1986 . The site was discovered in 1938 .
Montana City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Jefferson County , Montana , United States . The population was 2715 at the 2010 census , up from 2,094 at the 2000 census . It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area .
The Modern Hotel is a site on the National Register of Historic Places in Whitehall , Montana . It was added to the National Register on December 22 , 2011 . It was later named Borden 's Hotel and in 2013 received tax credit and loan funding to be renovated , with the renovation to create nine apartments above commercial units .
Whitehall is a town in Jefferson County , Montana , United States . The population was 1,038 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area . The town is nestled in the Jefferson Valley , which is shadowed by the Tobacco Root and Highland Mountain ranges and sits in the heart of the Deerlodge National Forest . It is also within 23-60 miles of three major airports , four colleges , five ski resorts , seven major rivers , mountain lakes for fishing and backpacking , four lakes for boating , and three hot springs . There are numerous snowmobiling trails for winter riding and summer trail rides . The mountain ranges surrounding the valley , provide excellent opportunity for hunting big game . Whitehall 's local attractions include : Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park , Jefferson River , Ringing Rocks , Whitehall Lewis & Clark Murals and Jefferson Valley Museum to name a few .
The Montana Deaf and Dumb Asylum is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Boulder , Montana . It was added to the Register on May 10 , 1985 .
The Montana State Training School Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 . It is a complex of buildings set around an oval green and a central administrative building named Griffin Hall . Griffin Hall was built in 1912 and is the oldest building . Many former buildings of the complex were demolished in the 1970s and 1980s . It has also been known as the Deaf and Dumb Asylum , as the State School for Deaf , Blind , and Backward Children , as the Boulder River School and Hospital , and as the Montana Developmental Center , and it has been denoted by 24JF1991 . It includes 13 contributing buildings , a contributing structure , and a contributing object , as well as three non-contributing sites . It is associated with architects Link & Haire and Norman J. Hamill .
Montana Highway 69 ( MT 69 ) is a route running northerly from an intersection with MT 55 in the community of Whitehall . The highway extends approximately 38 miles ( 61 km ) to an intersection with Interstate 15 ( I-15 ) at the northern edge of the town of Boulder . Most of the route follows the Boulder River valley , a scenic and relatively unspoiled rural landscape .
The Boulder River is a 77-mile ( 124 km ) tributary of the Jefferson River in southwestern Montana in the United States . It rises in the Rocky Mountains at the continental divide in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in western Jefferson County . It flows east and southeast through the mountains past Boulder , then south to join the Jefferson near Cardwell . Game fish in the river include brook , brown , and rainbow trout , and mountain whitefish . Brown trout are most prevalent in the last 2 miles ( 3 km ) , near the mouth , and the other three species are more prevalent in the reach upstream of the town of Boulder . The lowermost 12 miles ( 19 km ) of the river is affected by irrigation withdrawals , and the reach below the community of Basin is affected by seepage from old mines and tailings .