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More than 200 beautifully preserved homes and buildings span the period from 1885 to 1945, offering a medley of period architectural styles including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman Bungalow, Prairie, and Moderne. The work of renowned architect George Shanley, a Northside resident, indelibly colors the district. The Classical Revival style Sacred Heart Convent and the Romanesque Revival style Cascade County Jail showcase his talents. Paris Gibson himself, first mayor of Great Falls, also built a Northside home. Gibson believed that beautiful surroundings molded a diverse population into a contented community. Gibson Park which skirts the district and the double-lined boulevards, resplendently shaded by huge trees planted between 1888 and 1913, are central to Gibson’s legacy. Today the Northside’s residential streets, magnificent churches, and impressive public buildings reflect the economic, social and political flowering of Gibson’s vision.\r\n</p>","postscript_text":"","tour_img":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/960ee4c4a706d01974e564b42150cc9d.jpg","items":[{"id":195,"title":"Cascade County Courthouse","latitude":47.5080540000000013378667063079774379730224609375,"longitude":-111.2999009999999771025613881647586822509765625,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/960ee4c4a706d01974e564b42150cc9d.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/960ee4c4a706d01974e564b42150cc9d.jpg","subtitle":"Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District","address":"415 2nd Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":193,"title":"Anaconda Company Manager's House","latitude":47.50883590000000111785993794910609722137451171875,"longitude":-111.3022121000000197454937733709812164306640625,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/ba0b565367ab9d9cabbf802ebc6cdc07.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/ba0b565367ab9d9cabbf802ebc6cdc07.jpg","subtitle":"Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District","address":"301 3rd Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":202,"title":"St. Ann's Cathedral","latitude":47.508804900000001225635060109198093414306640625,"longitude":-111.29499970000000530490069650113582611083984375,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/c5ed96c1c58a02ccacd861131f3a15a5.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/c5ed96c1c58a02ccacd861131f3a15a5.jpg","subtitle":"Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District","address":"715 3rd Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":3429,"title":"Afflerbach/Silverman House","latitude":47.50954891626199838583488599397242069244384765625,"longitude":-111.2959024423301030992661253549158573150634765625,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/9d1e9f61dbfc7e71ad2001377dfc4525.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/9d1e9f61dbfc7e71ad2001377dfc4525.jpg","subtitle":null,"address":"626 4th Ave. North","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":3387,"title":"Adams/Strain House","latitude":47.5089628877232570403066347353160381317138671875,"longitude":-111.304820537698105908930301666259765625,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/05636803618f4d608b306525ec56c78b.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/05636803618f4d608b306525ec56c78b.jpg","subtitle":"Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District","address":"103 3rd Avenue North, Great Falls, MT","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":2341,"title":"McCulloh Residence","latitude":47.508358200000003535024006851017475128173828125,"longitude":-111.303187299999990500509738922119140625,"thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/cd2acfb0e07fca4c6457dcc194fd8c11.jpg","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/cd2acfb0e07fca4c6457dcc194fd8c11.jpg","subtitle":"Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District","address":"216 3rd Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":2203,"title":"Edward H. 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