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Boyd's Shop
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National Register of Historic Places

Boyd's Shop

Also known as Jimmy's Welding Shop

On the National Register since 199432 years
Western False-FrontListed 1994Kalispell
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Boyd's Shop

Boyd's Shop, at 227 First St. W., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 24, 1994. The Register lists it for its architecture and transportation, at the local level. It describes its style as Western False-Front, as it does for 1 other Montana listings. It was listed as part of Kalispell MPS. 22 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBlacksmith shop in Kalispell, 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 · 9 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1915 to today

  1. 1915Built
  2. 1994Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 32 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

227 First St. W., Kalispell · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Boyd's ShopStart here
  2. 2Roose-Eckelberry HouseBungalow/Craftsman · next door
  3. 3Waggener & Campbell Funeral HomeThree-bay Commercial Brick · next door
  4. 4Fisher HouseStick/Eastlake · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Beaman HouseQueen Anne · Built 1895 · next door
Around it

36 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHotel Norden3-Bay Commercial0.1 miBScott-Forhan HousePrairie Four-Square0.2 miBThierwechter HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBEdward Gay HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.2 miBKerr HouseColonial Revival0.2 miBThibodeau Electric ShopSingle-bay Construction0.2 miBSauser-Mercord BuildingWestern Commercial Vernacular0.2 miBScandinavian Methodist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBAnderson Style ShopModerne0.2 miDKalispell Main Street Historic District Addendum and Boundary IncreaseRenaissance Revival0.2 miBBader-Jaquette and Westwang Houses and Rental PropertyQueen Anne0.2 miDKalispell Main Street Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.2 miBHeller BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBKalispell Flour MillCommercial0.2 miBContinental Oil Company Filling StationTudor Revival · Built 19320.2 miBGreat Northern Railway DepotStandardized Railroad Passenger Depot0.2 miBContinental Oil Company Warehouse and GarageCommercial Style0.2 miBEquity Supply Company Elevator and CreameryCommercial0.2 mi
Show the other 18
BNorwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and ParsonageGothic0.3 miBO'Neil Lumber Company OfficeTwo-bay Western Commercial Style0.3 miBCity Water DepartmentColonial Revival0.3 miBAlexander and Busey HousesQueen Anne · Built 19050.3 miBGregg-Moses HouseFour-Square0.3 miBFederal BuildingColonial Revival0.3 miBBrice ApartmentsStarved Classicism0.3 miBKalispell-American LaundryPrairie Commercial0.3 miBKalispell Monumental CompanyCommercial · Built 19110.3 miBFlathead Wholesale GroceryCommercial0.3 miDWest Side Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.4 miBReid-Kent HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBHodgson HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBHoutz HouseItalianate0.5 miDCourthouse Historic DistrictTudor Revival0.5 miBSnyder HouseColonial Revival0.5 miDEast Side Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.5 miBMcGee HouseCraftsman Cottage0.5 mi

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Questions about Boyd's Shop

Is Boyd's Shop on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 24, 1994 (Register number 94000874).

Is Boyd's Shop a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Boyd's Shop?

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 Boyd's Shop?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 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 71974811 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.