Oliver Building (Billings, Montana)

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Oliver Building
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The building in 2013
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Location2702 Montana Avenue, Billings, Montana
Coordinates 45°46′53″N108°30′11″W / 45.78139°N 108.50306°W / 45.78139; -108.50306 (Oliver Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
Architect Chandler C. Cohagen
Architectural styleChicago, Art Deco, Moderne
NRHP reference No. 08001228 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 2008

The Oliver Building is a historic building in Billings, Montana. It was built in 1910 as a warehouse for Oliver Chilled Plow Works, a manufacturer of tractors and plows. [2] It was remodelled by architect Chandler C. Cohagen in 1930. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 19, 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Alison LaFever, Maisie Sulser (December 18, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oliver Building". National Park Service . Retrieved January 21, 2020. With accompanying pictures