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Havre’s establishment as Hill County seat in 1912 coincided with the Progressive political movement that sought clean cities with suitable housing for all. Between 1913 and 1917, the Home Builders Investment Company—created by local Progressives—built more than 100 homes. Post World War I depression dampened construction in the district, but late-1920s railroad expansion caused a housing boom. Homes subsequently built here during the Great Depression utilized lower-cost materials and simpler designs.</p>","postscript_text":"","tour_img":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/ed32e5ac33f2471714378b309aac8ea6.jpg","items":[{"id":2711,"title":"Gussenhoven House","latitude":48.55162697514931124942449969239532947540283203125,"longitude":-109.682776951776787655035150237381458282470703125,"thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/ed32e5ac33f2471714378b309aac8ea6.jpg","fullsize":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/ed32e5ac33f2471714378b309aac8ea6.jpg","subtitle":"Havre Residential Historic District","address":"26 3rd Street, Havre, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":650,"title":"John H. 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