Fort Peck in Valley County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Fort Peck Administration Building

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2019

1. Fort Peck Administration Building Marker

Inscription. The Administration Building was built in 1934 to house management operations for the construction and maintenance of Fort Peck Dam and Lake. Construction of Fort Peck Dam was one of the most ambitious public works projects and symbolized the New Deal in Montana. As many as 10,500 workers participated in construction activities during the 1930s, and as many as 50,000 lived in the surrounding communities. While the Swiss Chalet style (popularized in the West by the National Park Service from the early 1900s to the 1920s) dominates the town, the Colonial Revival style Administration Building stands eloquently apart. Front and rear porches, window shutters, and a clay tile roof with parapet and octagonal cupola embellish the austere symmetrical plan that aptly conveys the building’s significance. During intense construction of the 1930s, wood frame wings were added to house payroll offices and construction staff, while two bunkhouses on the east side accommodated workers. These temporary structures were later removed. Today the Administration Building still presides over the area, home of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort

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Peck Lake office, and other federal agencies.

Erected by Montana Historical Society; Department of the Interior, National Register of Historic Places.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 48° 0.588′ N, 106° 26.722′ W. Marker is in Fort Peck, Montana, in Valley County. It is at the intersection of East Kansas Avenue and South Missouri Street, on the right when traveling north on East Kansas Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Peck MT 59223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Missouri River Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana

Fort Peck Administration Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2019

2. Fort Peck Administration Building and Marker

The marker is to the right of the entrance.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Peck World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Peck Hotel and Garage (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ponderosa Pine (approx. 1.1 miles away); Boomtowns on the Outskirts (approx. 1.1 miles away); Town Built for a Dam (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dredging Up The Earth To Build A Dam (approx. 1.1 miles away); Diverting the Mighty Missouri (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Peck.

Fort Peck Administration Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2019

3. Fort Peck Administration Building

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2019

4. Fort Peck Administration Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.