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Cascade County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Cascade County Courthouse

On the National Register since 198046 years
French RenaissanceListed 1980Great Falls
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Cascade County Courthouse

Cascade County Courthouse, at 415 2nd Ave., N., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 16, 1980. It was among the first 3 of Great Falls’s 25 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as French Renaissance, as it does for 5 other Montana listings. The listing covers 2.8 acres. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in Great Falls, United States of America. 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 · 77 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

415 2nd Ave., N., Great Falls · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Cascade County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Great Falls Northside Residential Historic DistrictColonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3First United Methodist Church ParsonageAmerican Four-Square · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Great Falls Central Business Historic DistrictVictorian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Margaret BlockPrairie School · Built 1914 · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BLee M. Ford HouseArts and Crafts · Built 19080.1 miBRoberts BuildingNeo-Classical0.2 miBUS Post Office and Courthouse-Great FallsSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBMasonic TempleLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBBaatz BlockBuilding0.4 miBArvon BlockLate 19th and early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Passenger DepotMission Revival0.4 miDGreat Falls Railroad Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBHarry E. Randall HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Cascade County Courthouse

Is Cascade County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 16, 1980 (Register number 80002401).

Is Cascade County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Montana has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Charles M. Russell House and Studio, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Cascade County Courthouse?

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 Cascade County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 77 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 71975742 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.