Main Street Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

From the record

One of 104 National Register listings published here for Gallatin County · listed in 1987 · category: District.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 100 blk. W. Main--300 blk. E. Main, Bozeman, 59715
When was it listed? December 1987
Category. district
Also known as. Bozeman MRA
Census division. Bozeman
National Register reference number. 87001848 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

51 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Main Street Historic District between 2003 and 2020, burning about 8,232 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	30
Debris and open burning	10
Recreation and ceremony	5
Power generation/transmission/distribution	3
Natural	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
4 September 2020	Natural	8,224 acres	Custer Gallatin National Forest	BRIDGER FOOTHILLS
29 September 2012	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Custer Gallatin National Forest	RIDGE
22 September 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Central Land Office	not named
21 September 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Central Land Office	not named
20 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Gallatin County	not named
18 September 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Central Land Office	not named
15 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	RavaIIi County	201061
15 September 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Central Land Office	not named

Every fire recorded in Gallatin County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Main Street Historic District: 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Bridger Canyon Warm Springs	Geothermal	Producer
Bridger Creek Limestone Deposit	Limestone, General	Occurrence
Bozeman Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gabriel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gallatin Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Gallatin County

Storms near this property

60 of 77 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bozeman, the town this property stands in, in 77 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 38 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 1999	Lightning	Bozeman	1 killed	no account filed
June 2010	Hail	Bozeman	$60,000,000	A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Bozeman.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	$3,000	Trees and powerlines down in parts of Bozeman. Damage to a shed.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Corrects previous thunderstorm wind dmg report from 2 NW Bozeman. Trained spotter reports 4 inch diameter tree limb broken with leaves and debris on roadway in the vicinity of East Baxter Lane and North 19th Avenue in Bozeman. Time of event is estimated.
July 2024	Hail	Bozeman	-	Trained spotter reports a few 1 inch hail stone mixed in with primarily one-half to three-quarters of an inch hail stones.
June 2024	Hail	Bozeman	-	The public estimated quarter sized hail in central Bozeman.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	A weak shower moved over Bozeman overnight on the 5th, which resulted in a heat burst in town. A personal weather device on Sourdough Ridge Rd (Ambient Wx station) measured a gust in excess of 60 mph, with temperatures nearby rising by nearly 10 degrees over 10 minutes overnight. Broadcast media reported tree damage in Bozeman from the heat burst.
August 2024	Hail	Bozeman	-	Social media post, which included a photo, from the Cooper Park area in Bozeman showed 1 inch diameter hail.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	An Ambient weather sensor in Bozeman measured a severe caliber gust.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Numerous reports of 60 mph wind gusts from Ambient Weather Station just east of the city of Bozeman.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Two sensors along Triple Tree Road, and located about 1/4 mile apart from each other, recorded gusts of 65 mph.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Trained spotter measured a 53 kt (61 mph) thunderstorm wind gust.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Trained spotter measured a 50 kt (58 mph) thunderstorm wind gust.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Numerous trees down in city of Bozeman. Tress also fell on and damaged vehicles. Some fences also blown down.
August 2021	Flash Flood	Bozeman	-	Several social media reports of flash flooding in Downtown Bozeman, including swiftly flowing water from south to north in the downtown area. Additional flooding reported on the south side of town near 19th and Graf.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	MDT Bozeman Pass station measured a 53 kt (61 mph) thunderstorm wind gust.
July 2020	Hail	Bozeman	-	Member of public reported quarter size hail.
July 2020	Hail	Bozeman	-	Trained spotter reported golf ball size (1.75 inch diameter) hail.
July 2020	Hail	Bozeman	-	Member of public reports quarter size hail.
July 2020	Hail	Bozeman	-	COCRAHS reported quarter size hail.
July 2020	Hail	Bozeman	-	Member of public reported half dollar size (1.25 inch diameter) hail via mPing.
July 2020	Hail	Bozeman	-	Member of public reported quarter size hail.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Metal fence panels blown over at Catamount Street and Blackbird Drive. Branches broken in the city of Bozeman. Wind speed and gust estimate not reported.
June 2019	Funnel Cloud	Bozeman	-	Received multiple reports and pictures from spotters, 911 dispatch and the public of at least one funnel cloud that moved over the Bozeman area, persisting for 15 to 20 minutes. Based upon pictures shared, this was most likely a cold air funnel.
August 2019	Hail	Bozeman	-	A member of the public estimated hail size of 1.25 inches in diameter. Time was estimated by radar. Report was posted to NBC Montana's Facebook page.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Sourdough Ridge mesonet station recorded 68 mph peak gust from thunderstorm 2-miles SSE of Bozeman.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Mesonet station BBAS, Bridger Bowl - Base reported a measured wind gust of 59 mph.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	A thunderstorm gust to 65 mph was reported at Bozeman 3SSE.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Strong winds measuring 53KT (61MPH) and nickel sized hail were reported 1 mile WSW of Bozeman, MT .
August 2013	Hail	Bozeman	-	Hail measuring 1.50 inches (ping pong ball sized) was reported near the MSU campus in Bozeman, MT.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	High winds estimated at 50KT (58MPH) were seen in Bozeman where a tree was blown over hitting a power line.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	High winds measuring 55KT (63MPH) were reported 11 miles E of Bozeman at the Bozeman Pass DOT sensor.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	Outflow winds gusted to 51KT (59MPH) 11 miles E of Bozeman.
June 2011	Hail	Bozeman	-	A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 3S.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	A thunderstorm gust to 60 mph was reported at Bozeman 11NNE (the Bridger Bowl Ski Resort).
June 2010	Hail	Bozeman	-	A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 7W.
June 2010	Hail	Bozeman	-	A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 6W.
June 2010	Hail	Bozeman	-	A thunderstorm dropped 2 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 5W. Shattered home windows were reported.
June 2010	Hail	Bozeman	-	A thunderstorm dropped 1.5 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 3S.
June 2010	Hail	Bozeman	-	A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 1E.
May 2008	Flood	Bozeman	-	Several days of heavy rain, combined with snow melt from 15 to 20 inches of snow that fell earlier in the mountains, resulted in the East Gallatin River to leave its banks. The flood waters resulted in at least two dozen homes being evacuated in the Springhill Park subdivision as well as a boil-water order for an additional 90 homes.
July 2008	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 5W.
July 2008	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Bozeman, just south of the Montana state University campus.
July 2008	Flash Flood	Bozeman	-	Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused several streets to become flooded in Bozeman. Several homes also reported standing water in their basements.
July 2008	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 6S.
July 2008	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Bozeman.
July 2008	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Bozeman, near the downtown area. Power was reported out throughout the city.
July 2008	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Bozeman. Numerous homes on the south side of the city had broken windows.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 67 mph at Bozeman 20N. The anemometer broke at 67 mph.
July 2008	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 1E.
July 2008	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail in the city of Bozeman.
May 2008	Flood	Bozeman	-	Numerous small creeks running at or just above bankful including Bridger, Bozeman, Middle, Sourdough and Beasley Creeks. One paved private road was washed out in this region.
June 2008	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped .88 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 6S.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 68 mph at Bozeman 11E (Bozeman Hill DOT site).
February 2007	Flood	Bozeman	-	A combination of snowmelt and frozen creeks led water to flow into low spots and poor drainage areas, flooding some rural roads and threatening homes.
May 2007	Funnel Cloud	Bozeman	-	Several witnesses reported and took photos of a funnel cloud on a cold-air funnel type of day (showery, convective, cool). No damage a funnel did not touch down.
March 2007	Flood	Bozeman	-	Unseasonably warm temperatures produced unexpectedly high levels of runoff of many streams from melting snow from the Bridger Mountains. Ten to eighteen inches of water was reported in the backyards of several homes. Reports of many intersections in the city of Bozeman almost completely underwater were common. Many irrigation ditches across the county were overflowing and running across roadways. No serious damages were reported.
May 2007	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped .88 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 5S.
May 2007	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 5S.
May 2007	Hail	Bozeman	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at Bozeman 6SW.

Every storm recorded in Gallatin County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Federal Building and US Post Office-Bozeman	under 500 feet	2018
Bozeman Carnegie Library	under 500 feet	1979
Barnett, R. T., and Company Building	0.1 miles	1980
Blackmore Apartments	0.1 miles	1983
St. James Episcopal Church and Rectory	0.1 miles	1987
Bozeman YMCA	0.1 miles	1987

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 87001848 in Record Group 79.
Gallatin County	All 104 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.