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Margaret Block

Coordinates: 47°30′20″N 111°17′57″W / 47.50556°N 111.29917°W / 47.50556; -111.29917 (Margaret Block)
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Margaret Block
The building in 2013
Margaret Block is located in Montana
Margaret Block
Margaret Block is located in the United States
Margaret Block
Location413-415 Central Avenue, Great Falls, Montana
Coordinates47°30′20″N 111°17′57″W / 47.50556°N 111.29917°W / 47.50556; -111.29917 (Margaret Block)
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectHiram N. Black
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference No.84002447[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1984

Margaret Block is a historic three-story building in Great Falls, Montana. It was designed in the Prairie School style by architect Hiram N. Black, and built in 1914 by A. W. Kingsbury.[2] The first floor was used for retail, including a jewelry store,[3] and the second and third floors were a hotel.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 2, 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Earl W. O'Neil (March 5, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Margaret Block". National Park Service. Retrieved January 22, 2020. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ "Benton Gets Into New Room. Jewelry Establishment Moves Into Improved Quarters in Margaret Block". Great Falls Tribune. November 2, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.