National Register of Historic Places

Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District

Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana
Listed
October 12, 1988
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
88001111

About this property

The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District is a 750 acres (300 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It covers the railway right-of-way which begins in Butte, Montana and runs to Anaconda generally along the course of Silver Bow Creek. It spans parts of Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties. The listing included 51 contributing buildings, 34 contributing structures, and two contributing sites. It covers resources associated with the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway. A Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District (Boundary Increase) added some Western rustic architecture in or near Durant, Montana. The boundary increase added eight contributing buildings on 20 acres (8.1 ha) at the confluence of German Gulch and Silver Bow Creek at the east end of Silver Bow Canyon. The district may have been incorporated into the huge Butte-Anaconda Historic District when that district was expanded in 2006.

Location

Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana
46.07284, -112.80459

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
3.9 mi
Silver Bow Airway Beacon
Industrial
4.6 mi
Anaconda Copper Mining Company Smoke Stack
Industrial
5.8 mi
Morel Bridge
Industrial
6.1 mi
Ramsay Historic District
Listed
7.3 mi

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When was Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District listed on the National Register?

Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 12, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District?

Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District?

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