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Margaret Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Margaret Block

On the National Register since 198442 years
Prairie SchoolListed 1984Great Falls
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Margaret Block

Margaret Block, at 413-415 Central Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 2, 1984. It was among the first 5 of Great Falls’s 25 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Prairie School, as it does for 19 other Montana listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric three-story building in Great Falls, Montana. 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 · 39 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1914 to today

  1. 1914Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

413-415 Central Ave., Great Falls · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Margaret BlockStart here
  2. 2Great Falls Central Business Historic DistrictVictorian · next door
  3. 3Roberts BuildingNeo-Classical · next door
  4. 4First United Methodist Church ParsonageAmerican Four-Square · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Great Falls Northside Residential Historic DistrictColonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBaatz BlockBuilding0.2 miBArvon BlockLate 19th and early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBUS Post Office and Courthouse-Great FallsSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBCascade County CourthouseFrench Renaissance0.2 miBMasonic TempleLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBLee M. Ford HouseArts and Crafts · Built 19080.3 miBChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Passenger DepotMission Revival0.4 miDGreat Falls Railroad Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 mi

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Questions about Margaret Block

Is Margaret Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 2, 1984 (Register number 84002447).

Is Margaret Block 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 Margaret Block?

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 Margaret Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 39 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 71975722 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.