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Federal Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Federal Building

Also known as Flathead County Library

On the National Register since 199432 years
Colonial RevivalListed 1994Kalispell
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About Federal Building

Federal Building, at 247 First Ave. E., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 24, 1994. The Register lists it for its architecture and politics, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 69 other Montana listings. It was listed as part of Kalispell MPS. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Kalispell, Montana, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 12 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

247 First Ave. E., Kalispell · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Federal BuildingStart here
  2. 2Brice ApartmentsStarved Classicism · next door
  3. 3Kalispell Main Street Historic District Addendum and Boundary IncreaseRenaissance Revival · next door
  4. 4Kalispell Main Street Historic DistrictCommercial Style · next door
  5. 5Anderson Style ShopModerne · next door
Around it

35 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSauser-Mercord BuildingWestern Commercial Vernacular0.1 miBCity Water DepartmentColonial Revival0.1 miBHeller BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.1 miBKalispell-American LaundryPrairie Commercial0.1 miBContinental Oil Company Filling StationTudor Revival · Built 19320.1 miBO'Neil Lumber Company OfficeTwo-bay Western Commercial Style0.2 miBThibodeau Electric ShopSingle-bay Construction0.2 miBHotel Norden3-Bay Commercial0.2 miBKalispell Monumental CompanyCommercial · Built 19110.2 miBFlathead Wholesale GroceryCommercial0.2 miBGreat Northern Railway DepotStandardized Railroad Passenger Depot0.2 miDCourthouse Historic DistrictTudor Revival0.3 miBHarry C. Keith HouseColonial Revival0.3 miDEast Side Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.3 miBWaggener & Campbell Funeral HomeThree-bay Commercial Brick0.3 miBRoose-Eckelberry HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.3 miBA. J. Dean HouseTudor Revival · Built 18950.3 miBBoyd's ShopWestern False-Front · Built 19150.3 mi
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BContinental Oil Company Warehouse and GarageCommercial Style0.3 miDWest Side Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.4 miBScott-Forhan HousePrairie Four-Square0.4 miBThierwechter HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBBeaman HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.4 miBScandinavian Methodist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBFisher HouseStick/Eastlake0.4 miBCharles E. Conrad MansionBuilt 18950.4 miBEquity Supply Company Elevator and CreameryCommercial0.4 miBCornelius Hedges Elementary SchoolColonial Revival0.5 miBGraham HouseModerne0.5 miBNorwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and ParsonageGothic0.5 miBEdward Gay HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.5 miBKerr HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBAlexander and Busey HousesQueen Anne · Built 19050.5 miBBader-Jaquette and Westwang Houses and Rental PropertyQueen Anne0.5 miBKalispell Flour MillCommercial0.5 mi
More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

Kalispell Main Street Historic District Addendum and Boundary Increase0 mi away
City Water Department0.1 mi away
Courthouse Historic District0.3 mi away
Harry C. Keith House0.3 mi away

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Questions about Federal Building

Is Federal Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 24, 1994 (Register number 94000882).

Is Federal Building a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Federal Building?

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 Federal Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 12 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 71974788 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.