The Fort Peck Original Houses Historic District, is an

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

consisting of 12 one-story cottages along E. Kansas Avenue in

Fort Peck, Montana Fort Peck is a town in Valley County, Montana, United States. The population was 239 at the 2020 census. History The name Fort Peck is associated with Col. Campbell K. Peck, the partner of Elias H. Durfee in the Leavenworth, Kansas trading firm ...

. Some or all was built in 1934, and they served as housing for the administrative personnel from the Army Corps of Engineers during the

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project. The district was listed on the

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in 1986, when all the houses were more than 50 years old. With . Ten of the cottages were built by Johnson, Drake, & Piper and two were built by Madsen Const. Co.

References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Buildings and structures completed in 1934 Original Houses Historic District 1934 establishments in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Valley County, Montana United States Army Corps of Engineers Company housing {{Montana-NRHP-stub