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Gallatin County Jail
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National Register of Historic Places

Gallatin County Jail

Also known as Gallatin County Historical Society Museum

On the National Register since 198343 years
RomanesqueListed 1983Bozeman
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Gallatin County Jail

Gallatin County Jail, at 317 W. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 19, 1983. It was among the first 6 of Bozeman’s 63 listings. The Register lists it for its law and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Romanesque, as it does for 20 other Montana listings. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 16 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

317 W. Main St., Bozeman · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Gallatin County JailStart here
  2. 2Gallatin County CourthouseArt Deco · Built 1935 · next door
  3. 3Gallatin County High SchoolRomanesque Revival · next door
  4. 4Bridger Arms ApartmentsColonial Revival · next door
  5. 5Bon Ton Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.1 mi on
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34 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BEmerson SchoolNeo-Gothic Revival0.1 miBHoly Rosary Church RectoryNeo-Gothic Revival0.1 miBStory Motor CompanyBuilding0.1 miBHarris HouseEclectic0.1 miBEmil Ketterer HouseVictorian0.1 miBColburn HouseI-House0.1 miBFirst Baptist ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBGifford HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBMethodist Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18730.2 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBBozeman YMCABuilding0.2 miBDokken-Nelson Funeral HomeNeo-Gothic Revival0.2 miBBozeman Sheet Metal WorksModerne0.2 miBBozeman ArmoryArt Deco0.2 miBBrandenburg HouseI-House · Built 18830.2 miBHouse at 22 West LammeSecond Empire0.2 miBCharles Lundwall BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial · Built 19050.2 miDCooper Park Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.3 mi
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BSt. James Episcopal Church and RectoryEcclesiastical0.3 miBFederal Building and US Post Office-BozemanBuilding0.3 miBBarnett, R. T., and Company BuildingVictorian · Built 18890.3 miDMain Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miDSouth Tracy-South Black Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBBlackmore ApartmentsPrairie Style0.4 miBBozeman Carnegie LibraryClassic Revival0.4 miBSpieth HousesVernacular0.4 miDNorth Tracy Avenue Historic DistrictVernacular0.4 miDSouth Willson Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBSamuel Lewis HouseLate Victorian · Built 18810.5 miDLindley Place Historic DistrictVernacular0.5 miBLitening GasModerne0.5 miBHamill ApartmentsArt Deco0.5 miBSpieth and Krug BreweryBuilding0.5 miBBeall Park Community CenterBungalow/Craftsman · Built 19270.5 mi

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Questions about Gallatin County Jail

Is Gallatin County Jail on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 19, 1983 (Register number 83001064).

Is Gallatin County Jail a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Montana has 25 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Gallatin County Jail?

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 Gallatin County Jail?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 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 71976016 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.