Fort Peck Theatre
United States historic place
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The Fort Peck Theatre was built as a temporary structure in 1934 in Fort Peck, Montana, to serve as a movie theatre. It is also known as the Fort Peck Summer Theatre. The theater was designed in a pseudo-Swiss-chalet style as an amenity for the 50,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers workers and their families at the Fort Peck Dam project. The interior features open-truss wood construction, with handcrafted light fixtures fabricated in Corps of Engineers workshops. The theater survived to become a permanent facility, and as of 2026 houses an annual professional summerstock theatre company.[2]
Fort Peck, Montana
Fort Peck Theatre | |
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  Location within Montana  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Missouri Ave. Fort Peck, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 48°0′27″N 106°27′0″W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Built by | Eugene Frank Gilstrap / C.F. Haglin Co. |
| Architectural style | Swiss Chalet |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001077[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 27, 1983 |
The building includes a stage, a 1209-seat auditorium, a lounge, a foyer, a lobby, a manager's office, and four dressing rooms. It was designed and/or built by Eugene Frank Gilstrap and the C.F. Haglin Co.[3]
Its NRHP nomination compares it to the architecturally significant Timberline Lodge in Oregon.[3]