Gallatin County High School (Bozeman, Montana)

The Gallatin County High School was a public high school in Bozeman, Montana. It was built Romanesque/Classical Revival style in 1902, expanded in c. 1914, and gained an Art Deco addition in 1936–37. The c.1914 and 1936-37 work was designed by architect Fred F. Willson; it was renamed Willson School following its conversion to a junior high school.

Gallatin County High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
"Willson School" Art Deco wing
Location	404 W. Main, Bozeman, Montana
Coordinates	45°40′44″N 111°02′33″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902, c. 1914, 1936-37
Architect	George Hancock, Fred F. Willson
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Romanesque, Art Deco
MPS	Bozeman MRA
NRHP reference No.	87002309[1]
Added to NRHP	January 22, 1988

It includes Classical Revival, Art Deco, and Romanesque architecture. At 404 West Main Street, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 33 years ago in 1988.[1]

A 1987 review of the building notes that it "is dominated by a large, rounded, projecting pavilion, which is actually a feature related to the Streamline Moderne style, rather than Art Deco which is the overall style of the building."[2]

GCHS was succeeded by the new Bozeman High School in 1958, located a mile west at 205 North 11th Avenue.

Notable alumni

• Brick Breeden, Montana State basketball coach (and player)[3]
• Gary Cooper, film actor[4]
• Vern Haugland, journalist, war correspondent

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Montana Historical/Architectural Inventory: Gallatin County High School". National Park Service. with three photos from 1987
3. Kaiser, Gidal (August 21, 2011). "Brick Breeden left long legacy at MSU". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. (Montana). Retrieved March 31, 2017.
4. Ricker, Amanda (March 27, 2011). "Bozeman's Hollywood star: Gary Cooper". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. (Montana). Retrieved March 31, 2017.