- City:
- Sweetgrass, MT
- Site Type:
- Federal Facilities, Border Inspection Stations
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
- Completed:
- 1936
- Contractor:
- James Leck Company
Description
The historic former Sweetgrass U.S. Border Inspection Station was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The facility was completed in 1936. Since replaced, according to the GSA, “The building was bought and relocated by a private company, and is no longer under federal ownership.” Its current location and status is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 121-BS: Records of the Public Buildings Service: Completion views of federal buildings (prints) alphabetically by state and thereunder by city, to 1966; Box 55. NRHP Multiple Property Nomination form: U.S. Border Inspection Stations https://www.gsa.gov/portal/mediaId/122346/fileName/64501205.action (.pdf pg. 21)Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 22, 2017.
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Anne Wiens
William Baron
The building shown here still stands. It’s located just east of the current border crossing station.
I don’t believe this border station was ever moved. Instead, the roadway was moved further to the west each time a replacement was built.