Distinctly Montana Magazine

S U M M E R 2 0 1 9 S P E C I A L S E C T I O N • M Y M O N T A N A H O M E 97 consultant on the project. Shanley also planned the First National Bank and Federal Reserve Bank Buildings in Helena and he was the designer for the $50 million Army Winter Training Camp, at Yellow- stone National Park. Yet perhaps it is the sandstone, two-and-one-half-story Teton County Courthouse in Choteau which is the finest illustration and the most well-preserved example of his imagination. Embellished with all of the details of early 1900s Italian Renaissance Revival public architecture— the symmetrical façade, arched entrances, sandstone sills and lintels, among them—the courthouse was erected in 1906 to great civic cheer, including Choteau's hometown newspaper which declared the completion as "a monu- ment to the honor and integrity of all the people of the county." According to one account, Shanley designed an "impressive" number of "schools, jails, hotels, hospitals, and churches," throughout not only Montana, but North Dakota and Wyoming. In fact according to a 1920 Bismarck newspaper clipping, Shanley designed "well-known" projects in "several states" ranging from "education, commercial, residential, and hotel buildings to concrete arch bridges." ere are a substantial number of Shanley's structures listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, including the Bismarck Tribune Building (1920), in Bismarck; Graves Hotel (1908-09), Harlowtown; Independent Telephone Company Building (1911), Missoula; Neihart School (1940-41); Valier Public School (1911). In addition to architecture, Shanley was active in Democratic state politics, and was elected Representative from Cascade County in 1936. He was ap- pointed to the State Board of Architectural Examiners by Gov. Sam Stewart in 1918, and served on the board and as president for a number of years. At the time of his death, he was senior partner in the firm Shanley, Shanley & Anderson, Great Falls. (406) 589-4160 info@WesternRanchBrokers.com All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. JIM TOTH CHUCK DAVISON BILL BOYCE CALEB CAMPBELL TWO HORSE CANYON RANCH $2.75M • MLS# 322275 620± acres with a rustic luxury 4bd/4ba home and a remarkable homesteader's cabin overlooking a pond and the Crazy Mountains. Horse facilities and irrigation. GREENHORN HIDEOUT $4.95M • MLS# 322459 1,461± acres of pristine alpine property. Incredible viewsheds, wildlife, privacy. 5,612± sqft 6bd/4ba home with 2,000± sqft garage/shop. Finlen Hotel Butte Federal Reserve Bank Helena

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