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Olsen House
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National Register of Historic Places

Olsen House

On the National Register since 199135 years
Late VictorianListed 1991Helena
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About Olsen House

Olsen House, at 516 N. Park, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 22, 1991. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Victorian, as it does for 20 other Montana listings. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Helena, 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 · 16 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1885 to today

  1. 1885Built
  2. 1991Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 35 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

516 N. Park, Helena · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Olsen HouseStart here
  2. 2Helena Historic District (Boundary Increase)Western Commercial · next door
  3. 3John T. Murphy HouseNeo-Classical · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Christmas Gift Evans HouseSecond Empire · next door
  5. 5Gilpatrick-Root HouseTudor Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWestern Life Insurance Company Helena Branch OfficeModern Movement0.1 miBAlgeria Shrine TempleMoorish Revival0.2 miDHelena Historic DistrictWestern Commercial0.3 miBShaw’s Best FactoryBuilding0.3 miBSpalding-Gunn HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBHauser MansionQueen Anne · Built 18850.3 miBDonovan-Mayer HouseBuilding0.4 miBPorter Flats ApartmentsItalianate0.4 miBFormer Montana Executive MansionVictorian · Built 18880.4 miBTemple Emanu-ElMoorish0.4 miBCathedral of Saint HelenaGothic Revival · Built 19240.4 miBD. H. Cuthbert HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBYoung Women's Christian Association (Independent)Craftsman0.4 miStMorelli BridgeStructure0.5 miBLyman-Neel ResidenceBuilding0.5 miBRobert and Elizabeth Fisk HouseQueen Anne · Built 18710.5 miBChilds Carriage HouseStone Barn0.5 miBFrancis and Hannah Pope HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi
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BMorris Silverman HouseVictorian Eclectic · Built 18900.5 miBMontana State Arsenal, Armory and Drill HallModerne0.5 mi
More like it

Late Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late Victorian.

Joshua and Martha Armitage House1.1 mi away
Charles A. Broadwater House2.5 mi away

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Questions about Olsen House

Is Olsen House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 22, 1991 (Register number 91000333).

Is Olsen House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Montana has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Rankin Ranch, 22.5 miles away.

Can you visit Olsen 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 Olsen House?

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 71976132 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.