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Zip Auto
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National Register of Historic Places

Zip Auto

On the National Register since 199036 years
Art ModerneListed 1990Missoula
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About Zip Auto

Zip Auto, at 251 W. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 30, 1990. The Register lists it for its architecture and commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Art Moderne, as it does for 3 other Montana listings. It was listed as part of Missoula MPS. 28 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in Missoula, 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

251 W. Main St., Missoula · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Zip AutoStart here
  2. 2Studebaker Building20th Century Commercial · next door
  3. 3Missoula Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase-Decrease)Site · next door
  4. 4Palace HotelVernacular · Built 1909 · next door
  5. 5Montgomery WardRenaissance Revival · next door
Around it

43 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BGleim BuildingVernacular<0.1 miBGleim Building IICommercial<0.1 miBHammond ArcadeArt Deco · Built 19340.1 miBHeadquarters Building and Daily Company AnnexItalianate0.1 miBFlorence HotelModerne0.1 miBBluebird BuildingCommercial0.1 miBMissoula County CourthouseNeoclassical0.1 miBLenox FlatsWestern Commercial0.1 miBWilma TheatreChicago Style · Built 19210.2 miBMissoula MercantileCommercial0.2 miBHellgate Lodge 383 BPOENeoclassical · Built 19110.2 miBIndependent Telephone Company BuildingNeoclassical0.2 miBGarden City DrugVernacular0.2 miBLabor TemplePrairie Commercial0.2 miBHiggins BlockQueen Anne0.2 miBDixon-Duncan BlockVernacular0.2 miBMasonic LodgeBeaux Arts0.2 miBCarnegie Public LibraryNeoclassical · Built 19030.2 mi
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DMissoula Downtown Historic District (Additional Documentation)Western Commercial0.2 miBSimons BlockWestern Commercial0.2 miBLucy BuildingWestern Commercial0.2 miDMissoula Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Bungalow/Craftsman0.2 miBSt. Francis Xavier ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 18920.2 miBMarsh and Powell Funeral HomeNeoclassical0.2 miBKnowles BuildingCommercial Italianate Style0.3 miBMilwaukee DepotMission Style0.3 miBMissoula Mercantile WarehouseWestern Commercial0.3 miBU.S. Post OfficeItalian Renaissance Revival0.3 miBForkenbrock Funeral HomeColonial Revival · Built 19290.3 miBBelmont HotelBuilding0.3 miBMissoula Laundry CompanyArt Deco0.3 miBApartment Building at 116 Spruce StreetVernacular · Built 19110.3 miBAtlantic HotelCommercial · Built 19020.3 miBGrand Pacific HotelBuilding0.3 miBMrs. Lydia McCaffery's Furnished RoomsAmerican Foursquare0.3 miBBrunswick HotelVernacular0.3 miBJohn S. Johnston HouseQueen Anne0.3 miDMissoula Southside Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.4 miDEast Pine Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.4 miBNorthern Pacific Railroad DepotRenaissance Revival0.4 miStOrange Street TunnelSteel Stringer Underpass0.4 miBReid HouseVictorian0.5 miDNorthside Missoula Railroad Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi

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Questions about Zip Auto

Is Zip Auto on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 30, 1990 (Register number 90000658).

Is Zip Auto a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Montana has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Traveler's Rest, 9.7 miles away.

Can you visit Zip Auto?

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 Zip Auto?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 71975193 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.