Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Central Heating Plant
University of Montana Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2019
1. Central Heating Plant Marker
Inscription.
Central Heating Plant. University of Montana Historic District. Red-brown brick, cream terra cotta, and huge Tudor style windows belie the utilitarian function of this lofty building. Missoula architects Ole Bakke and Clarence Forbis ingeniously applied the Renaissance Revival style of other contemporary campus buildings, completing the plant in 1922. The smokestack, boilers, mechanical works, and the tall coal-storage structure tucked onto the buildings east side were designed by the engineering firm of Charles L. Pillsbury Company of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Though situated just outside the edge of the plan designed by Carsley and Gilbert, the buildings design makes an important contribution to the overall quality of the universitys historic architecture.
Red-brown brick, cream terra cotta, and huge Tudor style windows belie the utilitarian function of this lofty building. Missoula architects Ole Bakke and Clarence Forbis ingeniously applied the Renaissance Revival style of other contemporary campus buildings, completing the plant in 1922. The smokestack, boilers, mechanical works, and the tall coal-storage structure tucked onto the buildings east side were designed by the engineering firm of Charles L. Pillsbury Company of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Though situated just outside the edge of the plan designed by Carsley and Gilbert, the buildings design makes an important contribution to the overall quality of the universitys historic architecture.
Erected by Montana National Register Sign Program.
Location. 46° 51.754′ N, 113° 58.959′ W. Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. It is on Campus Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 Campus Drive, Missoula MT 59812, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Montana and in Glacier 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 Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
More about this marker. This marker is located on the University of Montana campus. See https://www.campus-maps.com/umt/ for an interactive campus map.
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2019
2. Central Heating Plant and Marker
The marker is located to the left of the entrance.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2019
3. Central Heating Plant
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
