Merrill Avenue Historic District (Glendive, Montana)

Merrill Avenue Historic District

BNSF Railway building, in 2016
Location Western side of Merrill Ave. between S. Douglas St. and W. Clement St. and the eastern side of Merrill Ave. between W. Towne and W. Clement, Glendive, Montana
Coordinates 47°06′18″N 104°42′45″W / 47.105°N 104.7125°W / 47.105; -104.7125Coordinates: 47°06′18″N 104°42′45″W / 47.105°N 104.7125°W / 47.105; -104.7125
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Architect Brynjulf Rivenes
Architectural style Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Italianate
MPS Glendive MRA
NRHP Reference # 87002508[1]
Added to NRHP February 3, 1988

The Merrill Avenue Historic District in Glendive, Montana is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It included 28 contributing buildings and a contributing site on 2.5 acres (1.0 ha).[1]

Glendive City Hall

It includes several works by architect Brynjulf Rivenes, including:

The district's buildings were associated with significant persons including Charles Krug, Henry Dion, J. H. Miskimen, Frank Kinney, A. S. Foss, Henry Douglas, David Mead, G. D. Hollecker, W. F. Jordan, C. A. Thurston, and Thomas Hogan. These men "were mostly ranchers and businessmen, who financed the construction of these buildings and most served as civic leaders when the town experienced its period of greatest prominence and growth from 1900-1920. These early community boosters generally opted for a slow, steady growth for which the town and the area have been historically known. Charles Krug, the town's alleged first millionaire, is credited with providing the town with the resources necessary to survive the 1920's with no bank failures, a time when over half of the banks in Montana closed their doors. They built a town with the basically conservative commercial and residential designs that reflected their conservative beliefs."[3]

Merrill Avenue, in 2016

It includes Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Italianate architecture.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Western Contractor 11 March 1914: 18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 William A. Babcock, Jr. (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merrill Avenue Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2017. With photos.
  4. ↑ William A. Babcock, Jr. (August 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Glendive, Montana" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ A Guide to Historic Glendive. 1998.
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