Merrill Avenue Historic District (Glendive, Montana)

The Merrill Avenue Historic District in Glendive, Montana is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The district includes 28 contributing buildings and a contributing site on 2.5 acres (1.0 ha). It includes Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Italianate architecture.^[1][2]

Merrill Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Glendive City Hall in 2008
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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
Coordinates	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 No.	87002508[1]
Added to NRHP	February 3, 1988

History

The district includes several works by architect Brynjulf Rivenes:^[3]

• Glendive City Hall, 300 S Merrill Avenue (1914) ^[4]
• Douglas & Mead Building, 119-121 N Merrill Avenue (1915 remodeling),^[2]
• Krug Building, 202 South Merrill Avenue (ca. 1908) ^[5]
• Rivenes-Wester Building, 206 South Merrill Avenue (1905) ^[6]
• First National Bank Building 200 South Kendrick (1903)^[7]
• Dion Brothers Building, 106-108 South Merrill Avenue (1910s remodeling)^[6]

The district's buildings were associated with a number of notable residents 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.^[2]

They 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 1920s 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.

— William A. Babcock, Jr., ^[8]

Gallery

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  Glendive City Hall
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  Glendive Depot
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  Properties on Merrill Avenue at Bell Street
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  Properties on Merrill Avenue at Towne Street

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. William A. Babcock, Jr. (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merrill Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2017. With photos.
3. "Revisiting Montana's Historic Landscape". Glendive: Landmarks Old and New. February 6, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
4. Western Contractor 11 March 1914: 18.
5. Daniel Nolker (January 8, 2016). "Two Historical Downtown Buildings Have Served As Halls For Glendive Masons". Glendive Ranger-Review. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
6. William A. Babcock, Jr. (August 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Glendive, Montana". National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
7. "First National Bank of Glendive". FDIC National Information Center. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
8. National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet]

Other sources

• Guide to Historic Glendive (Montana Historical Society. 1998) ISBN 9780917298585

External links

• Montana Main Street Program