City Hall - Deer Lodge, MT
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N 46° 23.987 W 112° 44.123
12T E 366597 N 5139930
Designed by Butte architect M.A. Van House, the Greek Revival styled city hall was constructed in 1919 at a cost of approximately $75,000.00. It is a two-story brick and stone building with a tall square bell tower and clock over the main entrance.
Waymark Code: WMN3YK
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2014
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City Hall
The war years put a damper on some construction in Deer Lodge, with construction picking up again around 1919. The buildings constructed around this time period were often civic oriented (i.e. City Hall and Elks Building), and they displayed classical elements. The Deer Lodge City Hall, designed by Butte architect M.A. Van House, was constructed in 1919 at a cost of approximately $75,000.00. Van House utilized stone from the Territorial Prison forms for the building's foundation and footings (DLHPC, c.2000). City Hall is a two-story brick building with a bell tower and clock that is centrally placed in the front. The tower exhibits a low-pitched hipped roof with wide eaves and a heavy cornice.

The building is long and rectangular, with a flat roof and a shaped parapet along the facade. Heavy concrete pilasters resting on square piers rise to support a flat roofed pediment below the roofline. The building has fixed as well as 2/1 and 6/6 windows, many of which are accented with stone sills and surrounds. The second level of City Hall has an auditorium with maple flooring, and this portion of the building was utilized to make clothing for the area's poor during the Great Depression.
From the NRHP Registration form
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Deer Lodge Central Business Historic District

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Address:
300 Main Street Deer Lodge, MT USA 59722


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