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Armour Cold Storage
Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Armour Cold Storage

Also known as Armour Meat Warehouse & Creamery

On the National Register since 200422 years
Western CommercialListed 2004Billings
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About Armour Cold Storage

Armour Cold Storage, at 1 S. Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 7, 2004. The Register lists it for its architecture and commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Western Commercial, as it does for 38 other Montana listings. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Billings, Montana, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 28 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

1 S. Broadway, Billings · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Armour Cold StorageStart here
  2. 2Oliver BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements · Built 1910 · next door
  3. 3Billings Old Town Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4L and L BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 1893 · next door
  5. 5Billings Townsite Historic District (Boundary Increase)Western Commercial · next door
Around it

19 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BParmly Billings Memorial LibraryRomanesque Style · Built 19710.1 miBNorthern HotelBuilding0.1 miBUS Post Office and Courthouse-BillingsBeaux Arts0.1 miBFire House No. 2Prairie Style · Built 19110.2 miBBabcock Theatre BuildingBuilding0.2 miBAcme BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19120.2 miBMontana National BankBuilding0.2 miBMasonic TempleSecond Renaissance Revival Style0.3 miDBillings Historic DistrictVictorian Italianate Style0.3 miBElectric BuildingModern Movement0.3 miBBillings First Congregational ChurchBuilding0.3 miBBillings Chamber of Commerce BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival · Built 19110.3 miBJames F. Battin Federal Building (Courthouse & Federal Office Building)Building0.3 miBGarfield SchoolLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19200.4 miBKate Fratt Memorial Parochial SchoolBuilding0.4 miBDude Rancher LodgeModern Movement · Built 19500.4 miBPeter Yegen HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBCrystal Ice & Fuel CompanyBuilding0.5 mi
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BCarpenter Paper CompanyBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Armour Cold Storage

Is Armour Cold Storage on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 7, 2004 (Register number 04000670).

Is Armour Cold Storage a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Montana has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pictograph Cave, 4.6 miles away.

Can you visit Armour Cold Storage?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Armour Cold Storage?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 28 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71976675 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.