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Garfield School
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National Register of Historic Places

Garfield School

Also known as New South School; Garfield Building

On the National Register since 201214 years
Late 19th and 20th Century RevivalsListed 2012Billings
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About Garfield School

Garfield School, at 3212 1st Ave., S.S, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 3, 2012. The Register lists it for its architecture, education and exploration/settlement, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, as it does for 26 other Montana listings. The listing covers 2 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Billings, Montana, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 52 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1920 to today

  1. 1920Built
  2. 2012Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 14 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 5 minutes

3212 1st Ave., S.S, Billings · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Garfield SchoolStart here
  2. 2Peter Yegen HouseColonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Christian Yegen HouseQueen Anne · next door
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BFire House No. 2Prairie Style · Built 19110.2 miBParmly Billings Memorial LibraryRomanesque Style · Built 19710.3 miBArmour Cold StorageWestern Commercial0.4 miBKate Fratt Memorial Parochial SchoolBuilding0.4 miBL and L BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 18930.4 miDBillings Old Town Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBOliver BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements · Built 19100.4 miBNorthern HotelBuilding0.4 miBBabcock Theatre BuildingBuilding0.4 miBI. D. O'Donnell HouseNeoclassical0.5 miDBillings Townsite Historic District (Boundary Increase)Western Commercial0.5 miBUS Post Office and Courthouse-BillingsBeaux Arts0.5 miBAcme BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19120.5 miBMontana National BankBuilding0.5 miBMasonic TempleSecond Renaissance Revival Style0.5 mi
More like it

Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals.

Acme BuildingBuilt 1912 · 0.5 mi away
Stoltz HouseBuilt 1906 · 22 mi away
United Methodist Episcopal Church22.1 mi away

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Questions about Garfield School

Is Garfield School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 3, 2012 (Register number 12000830).

Is Garfield School 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 Garfield School?

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 Garfield School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 52 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 71976695 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.