Before the Gallatin County Jail was moved to South Sixteenth Avenue in 1982, the Gallatin Historical Society proposed to the Gallatin County Commissioners that the old jail, built in 1911, be converted to a museum. When the commissioners agreed to the proposal, a long-term lease was signed by both parties and the museum was born.
The jail building is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed and constructed by architect Fred Fielding Willson, a Bozeman native who practiced architecture here from 1909 to 1956.
Bozeman Spirits Distillery, West Main Street, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 0.14 mi (straight line)
Wampum Wear Native American Jewelry, South Grand Avenue, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 0.15 mi (straight line)
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626 E Main St, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA
Distance: 0.73 mi (straight line)
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American Indian Hall, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 0.85 mi (straight line)
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Yellowstone Safari Company, Gold Avenue, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 1.19 mi (straight line)
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Museum of the Rockies, West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 1.46 mi (straight line)
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American Computer & Robotics Museum, Stadium Drive, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 1.54 mi (straight line)
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Café Zydeco, West College Street, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 1.64 mi (straight line)
Gallatin Valley Botanical at Rocky Creek Farm, Frontage Road, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 4.36 mi (straight line)
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106 Village Center Lane, Bozeman, MT 59718, USA
Distance: 7.06 mi (straight line)
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Bodhi Farms, South Cottonwood Road, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 8.63 mi (straight line)
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Montana Grizzly Encounter, West Bozeman Hill Road, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 10.11 mi (straight line)
Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Bridger Canyon Road, Bozeman, MT, USA
Distance: 11.82 mi (straight line)
M964+RQ Livingston, MT, USA
Distance: 19.31 mi (straight line)
Yellowstone Gateway Museum, West Chinook Street, Livingston, MT, USA
Distance: 23.10 mi (straight line)
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200 W Park St, Livingston, MT 59047, USA
Distance: 23.17 mi (straight line)
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