Chouteau County Courthouse

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Chouteau County Courthouse

| nrhp_type =

| image = Choteau County Courthouse.JPG

| caption = The courthouse in 2012

| location= 1308 Franklin Street, Fort Benton, Montana

| coordinates = {{coord|47|49|03|N|110|39|53|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Chouteau County Courthouse|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Montana#USA

| built = {{Start date|1883}}

| architect = Kees & Fish

| builder = Gus Senieur

| architecture = Queen Anne

| added = September 29, 1980

| area = {{convert|2|acre}}

| refnum = 80002404{{NRISref|version=2013a}}

}}

The Chouteau County Courthouse is a historic building in Fort Benton, Montana. It acts as the county courthouse for Chouteau County, Montana.

Prior to the construction of this courthouse, another courthouse was built for the county in 1880.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=80002404}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chouteau County Courthouse |publisher=National Park Service|author= |date= |accessdate=December 28, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=80002404|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}} It burned down in 1883, and this courthouse was built by Gus Senieur a few months later. By 2012, it was the second oldest courthouse in the state of Montana.{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=David |title=Courthouse second oldest in state |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/239765342/?terms=%22Chouteau%2BCounty%2BCourthouse%22 |accessdate=December 28, 2018 |work=Great Falls Tribune |date=May 8, 2012|page=7|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }}

The courthouse was designed by Kees & Fish in the Queen Anne architectural style.{{cite book |last1=Robison |first1=Ken |title=Fort Benton |date=2009 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |location=Charleston, South Carolina |isbn=9780738570280 |page=72 |oclc=317925898 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wjmR8q8nBdUC&q=Gus+Senieur&pg=PA72}} It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 29, 1980.