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Chief Mountain Border Station and Quarters
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North facade
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| Nearest city |
Babb, Montana |
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| Area |
1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
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| Architect |
Paul A. Brown (Customs station) |
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| Architectural style |
National Park Service Rustic |
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| NRHP reference No. |
06000744 |
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| Added to NRHP |
May 20, 2008 |
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The Chief Mountain Border Station and Quarters is a customs station on the Canada–United States border in Glacier County, Montana. Located on Montana Highway 17, the station is operated seasonally, primarily for tourist traffic between Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta. The station is named after Chief Mountain, a prominent peak in the vicinity. The station is owned by the General Services Administration and operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and is located within the boundaries of Glacier National Park. The station is a notable example of the National Park Service Rustic style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Description
Chief Mountain Border Station
The Chief Mountain International Highway was completed in 1936. The customs station was built in 1939, designed by A. Paul Brown of the National Park Service. The 1-1/2 story structure is built of wood frame on a rubble stone foundation. The lower level is framed with posts and beams, while the upper portion is of light frame construction. The station is now sheathed in aluminum siding that mimics wood lap siding. The wood shingle roof was stained green, but has weathered to a natural gray. There are four stone chimneys. The interior retains much of its historic fabric, although almost all light fixtures have been replaced.
The main building is built into a hillside sloping away from the road. Built roughly in the form of a T, the building's roof extends over the road to form a large porte-cochère. The main level features a lobby with immigration and customs desks on the side facing the road, with two one-bedroom apartments on the rear extension. The second floor contains two studio apartments and a one-bedroom unit. The basement houses utility spaces and prisoner holding cells. A garage housing inspection bays with pits for the inspection of the undersides of vehicles is nearby.
Historic designation
The Chief Mountain Customs Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 2008.
Status
The Chief Mountain crossing is typically open only from mid to late May to late September or October, during daylight and evening hours, based on weather conditions.
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National Historic
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Other
historic districts |
- Belly River Ranger Station Historic District
- Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District
- Glacier National Park Tourist Trails--Inside Trail, South Circle, North Circle
- Headquarters Historic District
- Howes' Lake McDonald Cottage Sites Historic District
- Kelly's Camp Historic District
- Kintla Lake Ranger Station
- Kishenehn Ranger Station Historic District
- Lake McDonald Lodge Historic District
- Logging Creek Ranger Station Historic District
- Many Glacier Hotel Historic District
- Nyack Ranger Station Historic District
- Polebridge Ranger Station Historic District
- Rising Sun Auto Camp
- St. Mary Utility Area Historic District
- Sherburne Ranger Station Historic District
- Stillwater Ranger Station Historic District
- Swiftcurrent Ranger Station Historic District
- Upper Lake McDonald Ranger Station Historic District
- Walton Ranger Station Historic District
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| Other properties |
- Apgar Fire Lookout
- Alice Beck Cabin
- Bowman Lake Patrol Cabin
- Bowman Lake Road
- Cattle Queen Snowshoe Cabin
- Chief Mountain Border Station and Quarters
- Coal Creek Patrol Cabin
- Fielding Snowshoe Patrol Cabin
- Fish Creek Bay Boathouse
- Ford Creek Patrol Cabin
- Goathaunt Bunkhouse
- Granite Park Chalet
- Greve's Tourist Cabins
- Gunsight Pass Shelter
- Harrison Lake Patrol Cabin
- Heaven's Peak Fire Lookout
- Huckleberry Fire Outlook
- Kootenai Creek Snowshoe Cabin
- Lake McDonald Lodge Coffee Shop
- Lee Creek Snowshoe Cabin
- Lincoln Creek Snowshoe Cabin
- Little Chief
- Logan Creek Patrol Cabin
- Logan Pass Visitor Center
- Loneman Fire Lookout
- Lower Logging Lake Snowshoe Cabin and Boathouse
- Lower Nyack Snowshoe Cabin
- Lower Park Creek Patrol Cabin
- Margaret McCarthy Homestead
- McCarthy Homestead Cabin
- Many Glacier Barn and Bunkhouse
- Many Glacier Campground Camptender's Cabin
- Morning Eagle
- Mount Brown Fire Lookout
- North Fork Road
- Numa Ridge Fire Lookout
- Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin
- Polebridge to Numa Ridge Phoneline
- Ptarmigan Tunnel
- Quartz Lake Patrol Cabin
- William Raftery Homestead
- Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabin
- Saint Mary Ranger Station
- Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations
- Scalplock Mountain Fire Lookout
- Anton Schoenberger Homestead
- Charlie Schoenberger Homestead
- Sherwood Lodge
- Skyland Camp-Bowman Lake Ranger Station
- Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed
- Sperry Chalet
- Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin
- Swanson Boathouse
- Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic District
- Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout
- Two Medicine Campground Camptender's Cabin
- Two Medicine General Store
- Upper Kintla Lake Patrol Cabin
- Upper Logging Lake Snowshoe Cabin
- Upper Nyack Snowshoe Cabin
- Upper Park Creek Patrol Cabin
- Johnnie Walsh's Guest Lodge
- Johnnie Walsh Homestead
- West Entrance Station
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