Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Lewistown (United States). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: First Presbyterian Church, Lewistown Art Center, and Masonic Temple. Also, be sure to include Anderson House in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Lewistown (Montana).
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First Presbyterian Church
Church building in Lewistown, Montana. First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at 215 Fifth Avenue South in Lewistown, Montana.
It was built in 1912 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
It was deemed "a fine example" of the "stone masonry building tradition that characterizes the early architecture of Lewistown."[1]
Lewistown Art Center
The Lewistown Federal Building & Post Office, also known as the Lewistown Main Post Office, is located at 204 Third Ave. N. in Lewistown in Fergus County, Montana. It was built in 1931. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as U.S. Post Office and Federal Building – Lewistown.
Its design is credited to James A. Wetmore. It was built by the McGough Bros. firm of Illinois.
It is Beaux Arts or Late Beaux Arts in style.
The building was dedicated in a ceremony attended by almost 1,000 persons, on November 25, 1931.[2]
Masonic Temple
Building in Lewistown. The Masonic Temple in Lewistown, Montana, also known as the Lewistown Lodge No. 37 A.F. & A.M., is a building from 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
It is a standalone three-story building, with basement, at the corner of Fourth Avenue North and West Broadway Street in Lewistown. Up to the ceremonial placement of the building's cornerstone on August 20, 1908, almost all of the stonecutters, masons, and others involved with its construction had come from the nation of Croatia, including Peter Tuss, the stonemason who was the contractor for the building's construction.[3]
Anderson House
The Anderson House in Lewistown, Montana is a two-story cut stone house built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
The house is the last-built of 17 stone houses in Lewistown and the only one built after a cement plant was established. Its own construction costs were lowered by use of poured concrete in its foundation. The main walls of the house are cut sandstone. It has a wood frame full-width enclosed porch. Subsequent to a fire, and in the two years prior to NRHP listing, the original hipped roof of the house was replaced by a tall gable roof with projecting dormers.[4]