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Great Falls in Cascade County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
 

Methodist Parsonage

— United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 444 —

 
 
Methodist Parsonage Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 19, 2019
1. Methodist Parsonage Marker
Inscription.
Historic
Methodist Parsonage
Home of
Brother Van
Built 1910

 
Erected by United Methodist Church. (Marker Number 444.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program, and the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series lists.
 
Location. 47° 30.422′ N, 111° 17.827′ W. Marker is in Great Falls, Montana, in Cascade County. It is on 6th Street North near 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 6th Street North, Great Falls MT 59401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically entral Montana in Russell Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First United Methodist Church Parsonage (here, next to this marker); First Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); F.W. Woolworth Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Ann's Cathedral (about 700 feet away); Cascade County Courthouse (about 700 feet away); Great Falls Central Business Historic District (about 800 feet away); Lemon Boarding House
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); S.H. Kress and Company (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Falls.
 
More about this marker. United Methodist Historic Site 444
 
Methodist Parsonage and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 19, 2019
2. Methodist Parsonage and Marker
William Wesley Van Orsdel, "Brother Van" image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Unknown, September 12, 2017
3. William Wesley Van Orsdel, "Brother Van"
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 24, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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Jun. 30, 2026