Q. I'm looking for architectural drawings of a historic Montana building.

Resources found in the MSU and UMT Libraries: 

• The Montana Architectural Drawings database is available online and provides citations of architectural drawings housed in the Montana State University Library Special Collections in Bozeman, Montana and the University of Montana Library Archives in Missoula, Montana.
  • Both university collections include architectural drawings of: businesses, churches, colleges, government buildings, hospitals, organization buildings, parks, residences, schools, and miscellaneous. Architectural drawings are not digitized.
  • Please contact MSU Archives and Special Collections to schedule an appointment to view drawings. You can also request reproductions.
  • Plan a visit to the University of Montana Archives & Special Collections.

• The MSU Library Architecture Research Guide details additional resources about architecture and historic preservation in Montana.  

Other Montana Architecture Resources: 

• Bozeman Historic Resource Inventory Map details over 4,000 buildings, mainly in the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District.

• Historic Montana. Search content from the thousands of National Register of Historic Places interpretive signs placed at buildings, neighborhoods, and cultural sites across the state.

• Montana Farm House Plans. Digitized April 1937 Montana Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics Bulletin (#152). Recommends house plans for farms; presents various houses with front elevations and floor plans. Discusses rooms, features, and how to obtain architectural drawings.