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Electric Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Electric Building

Also known as Montana Power Building

On the National Register since 200224 years
Modern MovementListed 2002Billings
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About Electric Building

Electric Building, at 113-115 Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 1, 2002. The Register lists it for its architecture and commerce, at the state level. It describes its style as Modern Movement, as it does for 13 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 · 27 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

113-115 Broadway, Billings · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Electric BuildingStart here
  2. 2Billings First Congregational ChurchBuilding · next door
  3. 3Billings Chamber of Commerce BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival · Built 1911 · next door
  4. 4James F. Battin Federal Building (Courthouse & Federal Office Building)Building · next door
  5. 5Montana National BankBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

19 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBabcock Theatre BuildingBuilding0.1 miBAcme BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19120.1 miBMasonic TempleSecond Renaissance Revival Style0.1 miBDude Rancher LodgeModern Movement · Built 19500.1 miBOliver BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements · Built 19100.2 miBNorthern HotelBuilding0.2 miBUS Post Office and Courthouse-BillingsBeaux Arts0.2 miBArmour Cold StorageWestern Commercial0.3 miBParmly Billings Memorial LibraryRomanesque Style · Built 19710.3 miBKate Fratt Memorial Parochial SchoolBuilding0.3 miBL and L BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 18930.3 miDBillings Old Town Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDBillings Townsite Historic District (Boundary Increase)Western Commercial0.3 miDBillings Historic DistrictVictorian Italianate Style0.3 miBAustin North HouseBuilt 19020.3 miBCrystal Ice & Fuel CompanyBuilding0.4 miBFire House No. 2Prairie Style · Built 19110.5 miBCarpenter Paper CompanyBuilding0.5 mi
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BMcKinley Elementary SchoolBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Electric Building

Is Electric Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 1, 2002 (Register number 02000105).

Is Electric Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Montana has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pictograph Cave, 4.8 miles away.

Can you visit Electric Building?

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 Electric Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 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 71976673 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.