page_title: Montana ExpoPark
section_title: Construction and buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Montana ExpoPark / Construction and buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: Fairgrounds at Great Falls, Montana; Montana Expo Park, home of the Montana State Fair.
context_page_description: The Montana ExpoPark is a fairground located in the city of Great Falls, Montana, in the United States. The 133-acre grounds contain 35 buildings, a horse racing track, grandstands, and the Four Seasons Arena—multi-purpose sports and exhibition arena. The site is the host of the Montana State Fair as well as agricultural shows, rodeos, basketball tournaments, and funfairs. The six original structures of the fairgrounds were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
context_section_description: The original fairgrounds were designed by Gordon G. Cottier and George M. Shanley. The original buildings, constructed in the Art Deco style, were the Atrium, Family Living Center, Fine Arts Building, Livestock Pavilion (now known as the Heritage Building), Mercantile Building, and Trades and Industries Building. Shanley designed the first building to be erected, the Livestock Pavilion, and it was constructed in 1919. Most of the buildings, however, were built between 1928 and 1938. Many of the structures completed between 1934 and 1938 were paid for by grants from the Public Works Administration. In 1939, the Montana State Fair, which had previously been held in Helena, permanently moved to Great Falls.
  The fairgrounds also include three large parks: Central Park, the Family Living Park, and South Park. Other large structures include the FFA Building, the new Livestock Pavilion, the Paddock Club, and the Poultry/Rabbit Barn.
  The 5,000-seat Four Seasons Arena was built in 1979. The 15,000 square feet (1,400 m²) Exhibition Hall (capable of seating up to 1,500 people) was constructed adjacent to the arena in 1995.
  The annual Montana State Fair, which celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2011, draws more than 150,000 people to the fairgrounds each year.
caption: Trades and Industries Building.
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