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Missoula County Courthouse

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The Missoula County Courthouse is an early twentieth-century courthouse and government building in Missoula, Montana. Completed in 1908 and designed by architect A. J. Gibson, it uses a Classical Revival design and includes a prominent central dome.

The building serves as a center for county judicial and administrative work and is of interest to visitors studying Montana civic architecture, local government, and the history of Missoula.

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Where is the Missoula County Courthouse?

The courthouse is in downtown Missoula, Montana, on West Broadway. The building was constructed between 1908 and 1910 on the site of an earlier county courthouse. [Missoula County Courthouse](https://visitmt.com/listings/general/registered-historic-site/missoula-county-courthouse)

Who designed the Missoula County Courthouse?

It was designed by Missoula architect Albert John Gibson, usually identified as A. J. Gibson. Its design is generally described as Classical Revival and includes a prominent central dome. [Missoula County Courthouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missoula_County_Courthouse)

What is inside the courthouse dome and rotunda?

The courthouse has a rotunda rising to a glass-covered, decorated dome. Edgar Samuel Paxson also created a series of Montana history murals there, beginning in 1912 and finishing them in 1914. [National Register nomination](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/07000647_text)

Is the Missoula County Courthouse a historic landmark?

Yes, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1976. The listing recognizes the 1908 to 1910 civic building and its Classical Revival architecture. [Missoula County Courthouse record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missoula_County_Courthouse)

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