What is the history of the Largent School building?

Largent School was established in 1917.  The flu epidemic almost prevented Great Falls' first Junior High School from opening in 1918.  Eventually, the "The Junior High" became an elementary school and was named after S.D. Largent, the first Superindent of Schools in Great Falls. Later, the building was used for adult/alternative school. In 2003, CMH launched its "Cultivating the Garden Within" capital campaign and re-dedicated the building in 2005 to Beautiful Minds past and present.

The MT Contractors' Association awarded general contractor James Talcott Construction with the "Best Historic Renovation Award" in 2005.  The History Museum presented C4MH with the "Historic Building Preservation" Award in 2006. 

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