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United States Post Office and Courthouse–Glasgow Main

Coordinates: 48°11′40″N 106°38′18″W / 48.19444°N 106.63833°W / 48.19444; -106.63833
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US Post Office and Courthouse--Glasgow Main
United States Post Office and Courthouse–Glasgow Main is located in Montana
United States Post Office and Courthouse–Glasgow Main
United States Post Office and Courthouse–Glasgow Main is located in the United States
United States Post Office and Courthouse–Glasgow Main
Location605 Second Ave. S, Glasgow, Montana
Coordinates48°11′40″N 106°38′18″W / 48.19444°N 106.63833°W / 48.19444; -106.63833
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1939
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.
Architectural styleStarved Classicism
MPSUS Post Offices in Montana, 1900--1941, TR
NRHP reference No.86000679[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1986

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse–Glasgow Main in Glasgow, Montana was built in 1939. Also known as Glasgow Post Office and Courthouse and as Glasgow Main Post Office, it was designed by Louis A. Simon in Starved Classicism style. It served historically as a courthouse and as a post office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

It includes a 6 feet (1.8 m) by 14 feet (4.3 m) mural by Forrest Hill (b. 1909) painted in 1942 for $1,250.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ H.J. "Jim" Kolva (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glasgow Post Office and Courthouse / Glasgow Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2016. with three photos from 1984