Merrill Avenue Historic District (Glendive, Montana)
Merrill Avenue Historic District | |
BNSF Railway building, in 2016 | |
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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 |
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Coordinates | 47°06′18″N 104°42′45″W / 47.105°N 104.7125°WCoordinates: 47°06′18″N 104°42′45″W / 47.105°N 104.7125°W |
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]
It includes several works by architect Brynjulf Rivenes, including:
- Glendive City Hall (1914), 300 S Merrill Ave, Glendive, Montana[2][3][4]
- Douglas & Mead Building (1915) (Remodeling), 119-121 N Merrill Ave, Glendive, Montana[5][3]
- Krug Building
- Rivenes-West Hardware Company Building
- First National Bank Building, since remodeled,
- Dion Brother Building (1910s remodeling)
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]
It includes Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Italianate architecture.[3]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Western Contractor 11 March 1914: 18.
- 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ A Guide to Historic Glendive. 1998.