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Gilpatrick-Root House
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National Register of Historic Places

Gilpatrick-Root House

On the National Register since 200521 years
Tudor RevivalListed 2005Helena
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About Gilpatrick-Root House

Gilpatrick-Root House, at 604 Dearborn Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 10, 2005. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Tudor Revival, as it does for 16 other Montana listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Helena, Montana, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 28 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

604 Dearborn Ave., Helena · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Gilpatrick-Root HouseStart here
  2. 2Western Life Insurance Company Helena Branch OfficeModern Movement · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Olsen HouseLate Victorian · Built 1885 · next door
  4. 4Helena Historic District (Boundary Increase)Western Commercial · next door
  5. 5John T. Murphy HouseNeo-Classical · 0.1 mi on
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BChristmas Gift Evans HouseSecond Empire0.2 miBShaw’s Best FactoryBuilding0.2 miBSpalding-Gunn HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBHauser MansionQueen Anne · Built 18850.2 miBAlgeria Shrine TempleMoorish Revival0.2 miDHelena Historic DistrictWestern Commercial0.3 miBYoung Women's Christian Association (Independent)Craftsman0.3 miBDonovan-Mayer HouseBuilding0.4 miStMorelli BridgeStructure0.5 miBPorter Flats ApartmentsItalianate0.5 miBFormer Montana Executive MansionVictorian · Built 18880.5 miBTemple Emanu-ElMoorish0.5 miBCathedral of Saint HelenaGothic Revival · Built 19240.5 miBD. H. Cuthbert HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Gilpatrick-Root House

Is Gilpatrick-Root House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 10, 2005 (Register number 05000883).

Is Gilpatrick-Root House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Montana has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Rankin Ranch, 22.6 miles away.

Can you visit Gilpatrick-Root House?

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 Gilpatrick-Root House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 28 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 71976207 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.