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Kalispell, MT

When twenty-five-year-old housekeeper Cora (Brooks) Moore lived here with her four-year-old son, she owned the home free of mortgage.

Kalispell, MT

Marcus D. Baldwin came to Montana from Ohio in 1885, appointed by President Cleveland as superintendent to the Blackfoot, Blood, and...

Kalispell, MT

Founded in 1891 by the Great Northern Railway, Kalispell boasted 651 residents in its first year, growing to 2,500 people by 1900.

Kalispell, MT

A built-in china cabinet with access from two rooms, a bird’s-eye maple floor in the dining room, a breakfast nook with a simple round...

Kalispell, MT

In 1890, the Flathead River town of Demersville was the valley’s trading center.

Kalispell, MT

Perfect symmetry and mature landscaping make this Colonial Revival style home, built by widow Eliza Elliott circa 1910, quietly inviting.

Kalispell, MT

Architect Marion Riffo demonstrated a flair for the dramatic in this grand residence, built in 1910 for State Lumber Company manager...

Kalispell, MT

Flathead County High School principal Gilbert Ketcham was the first owner of this Craftsman style home built in 1908.

Kalispell, MT

Nestled among mature landscaping, this side gabled English-style cottage was home to the Johnson family from the 1940s to 1954.

Kalispell, MT

Carpenter Elmer Bader came to Kalispell from Wisconsin in 1891 to practice his trade.

Kalispell, MT

This narrow front-gabled dwelling was originally one of three identical residences on the half-block built as rentals between 1903 and 1910.

Kalispell, MT

A number of tenants occupied this Colonial Revival style home, built between 1903 and 1910 for Sarah and Arthur Bland.

Kalispell, MT

Many interesting families occupied this Craftsman style home after its completion in 1909.

Kalispell, MT

Thousands of American soldiers served in Europe during World War I, and many of these fresh-faced doughboys returned home with a new...

Kalispell, MT

There were two businesses devoted to automobile repair in Kalispell in 1909, and seven blacksmiths.

Kalispell, MT

In 1894, the two-year-old Brewery Saloon—then a one-story, twenty-five-by-sixty-foot building—served Kalispell draft beer for five cents...

Kalispell, MT

There were very few homes in the neighborhood when the Reverend O. W. Mintzer built this cross-gabled Queen Anne style landmark in 1894.

Kalispell, MT

Julius and Susanna (Birgin) Bruyer sold their successful farm in Vermillion, South Dakota, and moved to the Flathead Valley in 1901.

Kalispell, MT

The City of Kalispell undertook a community improvement project in 1928 to beautify the long-neglected area north of the courthouse.

Kalispell, MT

One fine fall day in 1902, Kalispell founder Charles E. Conrad and his wife Alicia took a last horseback ride to this area and rested on...

Kalispell, MT

Now a Tudor Revival style home, this residence was originally a brick-clad, hipped-roof foursquare.

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell residents exulted over the construction of the community’s first permanent schoolhouse, and the Inter Lake proudly declared...

Kalispell, MT

District court judge David Smith and his wife Hattie lived in a small wooden home here in 1900.

Kalispell, MT

“Harmony and artisticness,” according to the Kalispell Bee in 1913, best described the newly completed Craftsman style home of attorney...

Kalispell, MT

Water mains installed and maintained by a privately owned franchise served the city of Kalispell as early as 1892.

Kalispell, MT

Pioneer merchant James Conlon commissioned architect Joseph B. Gibson to design this stunning Georgian Revival style home in 1914.

Kalispell, MT

Newlyweds Kokoa Baldwin, daughter of Kalispell attorney Marcus Baldwin, and Charles D. Conrad, son of the wealthy Charles E. Conrad,...

Kalispell, MT

In 1895, five years after serving as one of the first directors of the Kalispell Townsite Company, Charles E. Conrad moved his extended...

Kalispell, MT

Alonzo J. Dean turned to real estate investment after his retirement as longtime manager of Kalispell’s J.C. Penney store in 1927.

Kalispell, MT

A small one-story dwelling stood on this lot in 1894, just three years after Great Northern Railroad officials founded Kalispell.

Kalispell, MT

Dr. Albert and Minnie Brassett built this house with money given Minnie as a wedding present by her father.

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell architect Fred Brinkman added character to the town’s built environment, designing everything from modest dwellings to grand...

Kalispell, MT

Leaded glass transoms, Tuscan columns, a bay window, and spacious porch spanning the front recall nineteenthcentury requirements for a...

Kalispell, MT

The Craftsman bungalow was brand new to Kalispell when Edward Gay built this beautifully finished home, a classic example of the style,...

Kalispell, MT

A blend of the Prairie and Craftsman styles illustrates the creative genius of Kalispell architect Marion Riffo, who designed and...

Kalispell, MT

Builder and real estate agent Hiram Johnson built this residence around 1911 for his wife and three children.

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell architect Fred Brinkman designed this one-of-a-kind neighborhood landmark early in his career in 1924.

Kalispell, MT

Shed dormers, exposed rafter tails, wide eaves supported by brackets, a flared chimney, and a full-width front porch mark this circa 1913...

Kalispell, MT

Despite extreme weather, unstable material markets, a scarcity of labor, and congested railway traffic caused by World War I, this...

Kalispell, MT

A pattern book likely provided the plans for this charming American four-square cottage built by Great Northern Railroad employee...

Whitefish, MT

Not long after the Great Northern Railway announced its plans for a division point in Whitefish, Presbyterian missionary E. M. Ellis and...

Kalispell, MT

Minnesota merchant brothers Tom, John, and William Elliott moved to Kalispell in 1911, after buying James Conlon’s successful mercantile.

Kalispell, MT

Charles H. Foot left his bride in Minnesota in the spring of 1891 to establish a home for them in Montana.

Kalispell, MT

Stockman and real estate developer James A. Ford arrived in Kalispell with the Great Northern Railway in 1891.

Kalispell, MT

Situated on a prominent corner lot, this sprawling early-twentieth-century home captures the essence of the late Victorian era.

Kalispell, MT

Isaac Yenne, a carpenter who lived next door, likely built this cross-gable house for his brother George, a Civil War veteran of the 14th...

Kalispell, MT

Open-air porches and balustrades on the first and second stories distinguish this transitional residence built circa 1910.

Kalispell, MT

The owner and publisher of the Inter Lake, a weekly newspaper serving the Flathead Valley, was the original owner of this prominent...

Kalispell, MT

Wilbur and Celeste Graham built this hallmark Art Moderne style home in 1942.

Kalispell, MT

Carpenter Warren J. Lamb demonstrated familiarity with the very latest styles in this two-story home, which he built in 1898.

Whitefish, MT

Whitefish served as a division point for the Great Northern Railway from its founding in 1904 until 1955.

Kalispell, MT

Railroad superintendent William B. Green built this elegant home between 1891 and 1894, using bricks intended for the Great Northern...

Kalispell, MT

Real estate and insurance agent Charles Griffith arrived in Kalispell in 1891, four months after the Great Northern Railway established...

Kalispell, MT

A second-story Palladian window and a full-length front porch (now enclosed) enliven the façade of this house, built in 1910 for Henry...

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell already boasted its fair share of saloons when August Heller opened this downtown establishment in 1900.

Kalispell, MT

Henry and Lena Nollar were the first owners of this Colonial Revival style home built circa 1925.

Kalispell, MT

According to its abstract of title, in 1909 this home was moved to Kalispell from Demersville, four miles away.

Kalispell, MT

Pioneer newspaperman George M. Houtz was the first owner of this stately Italianate style home, built in 1899.

Kalispell, MT

An interest in colonial American architecture began with the Philadelphia Centennial in 1877 and inspired the Colonial Revival style.

Kalispell, MT

Joseph E. Rockwood moved to Kalispell from Missouri in 1901 to begin a long and successful career as a lawyer.

Kalispell, MT

The northwest area of Kalispell was undeveloped when carpenter Erick J. Johnson bought this property in 1911.

Kalispell, MT

Built by William F. Eckelberry around 1903, this four-square residence features a full basement, a front gabled dormer, a full-width...

Kalispell, MT

Running water, wake-up calls, and doors with locks were just a few of the amenities travelers could expect in this classy and expensive...

Kalispell, MT

Constructed between 1899 and 1903, this charming American foursquare cottage features a front gable with ornamental shingle work, front...

Kalispell, MT

“Don’t pay out your hard cash for as sacred an article as a monument without first having an opportunity to see it,” read a Kalispell...

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell contractor Caesar Haverlandt built this vintage home circa 1909 for his brother Charles who owned the property.

Kalispell, MT

W. R. Twining, a Philadelphia construction superintendent newly arrived in Kalispell, collaborated with brother-in- MT NATIONAL REGISTER...

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell stonemason and carpenter Louis Larson was the original owner and likely the builder of this attractive Queen Anne style residence.

Kalispell, MT

Rural families who valued education faced a dilemma when their children graduated from the local one-room school.

Kalispell, MT

This side-gabled vernacular style residence was built for English-born veterinarian Charles F. Leslie in 1908.

Kalispell, MT

Drought in the Midwest brought scores of new residents to Kalispell during the depression of the 1930s, severely overcrowding area schools.

Kalispell, MT

Early Kalispell boosters advertised the great diversity of their city by coining the expression, “All roads lead to Kalispell.

Kalispell, MT

Seventeen charter members formed Kalispell Lodge No. 42 in 1892.

Kalispell, MT

Carpenters Hiram Seeley and William Kelsey built this front-gabled farmhouse on speculation in 1909 and lived here briefly as they...

Kalispell, MT

After Montana became a state in 1889, the Great Northern Railway pushed west and the fertile Flathead Valley opened for settlement.

Kalispell, MT

A proud Civil War veteran from Ohio, Joseph McElroy claimed that during his service in the Union army he traveled 27,000 miles, fought in...

Kalispell, MT

Irish-born Thomas McGovern built several homes for rental purposes as well as this splendid Queen Anne style residence for his own family.

Kalispell, MT

Unlike many neighborhoods in railroad towns, the lots here in Urlin’s Addition were not owned and developed by the Northern Pacific, but...

Kalispell, MT

The opening of this grand opera house, built by John McIntosh in 1896, confirmed Kalispell’s growing regional importance.

Kalispell, MT

M. C. Conley, general contractor for the Conrad Mansion, constructed the gable-roofed residence that Arthur Pearmain, the Conrad...

Kalispell, MT

Thomas E. Chester built this gable-front residence for his bride, Effie, in 1903.

Kalispell, MT

In 1892, a year after the Great Northern Railway established Kalispell, a stone foundation stood on this corner.

Kalispell, MT

Montgomery Ward opened its Kalispell store on July 27, 1929, just three months before the stock market crash that launched the Great...

Kalispell, MT

Following new towns that sprang up across Montana, architect Franklin M. Morgan left a trail of buildings he helped construct from...

Kalispell, MT

Valley farmer James Eckleberry built this residence as a rental property in 1900.

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell architect Fred Brinkman designed this one-story residence in 1939.

Kalispell, MT

Self-styled capitalist Olaf Peterson and his wife Johanna, both Swedish immigrants, built this sturdy two-story home circa 1896.

Kalispell, MT

Fire destroyed a small wooden residence, located toward the rear of this lot, in 1910.

Kalispell, MT

The unusual architecture of this front-gabled vernacular style residence, built by Alfred Pierce in 1901, sets it apart from its neighbors.

Kalispell, MT

Local legend has it that this home was built at Demersville, a steamboat landing on the Flathead River.

Kalispell, MT

National folk type housing like this one-story gable-front-and-wing style residence of frame with brick veneer gained popularity in the...

Whitefish, MT

After working as a chauffeur for the entrepreneurial Conrad family of Kalispell, Ray E. Taylor moved to Whitefish in the 1920s and...

Kalispell, MT

While most of Montana lost population during the 1930s, Kalispell grew dramatically as people migrated from areas hard hit by drought and...

Kalispell, MT

This two-story residence began as a one-story shotgun style house built in 1897 by furniture dealer Samuel Clark.

Kalispell, MT

The Queen Anne style home built before 1903 on this prestigious corner has long been a West Side neighborhood landmark.

Kalispell, MT

Hard times during the Great Depression intensified in Kalispell because of an influx of new residents from the drought-stricken Midwest.

Kalispell, MT

A unified second-story façade with distinct first-floor storefronts reflects the unique history of this business block.

Kalispell, MT

Harriet and Hugh Sawyer built this Queen Anne style home before 1903 as a rental property.

Kalispell, MT

This two-story residence, built between 1891 and 1897, began as a one-story twin of the Ferguson House next door.

Kalispell, MT

A confectionery sold candy from a one-story building here in 1892.

Kalispell, MT

Joseph H. Horn, a part-owner in the Kalispell Mercantile Company, built this fine brick home in 1897.

Kalispell, MT

Carpenter Henry Durst built this one-and-one-half-story residence in 1907, almost certainly for resale.

Kalispell, MT

A bird's-eye view of Kalispell drawn in 1897 shows this Colonial Revival style residence already in place on its prominent corner.

Kalispell, MT

This turn-of-the-twentieth-century home and its two outbuildings recall a time when neighborhood residents cultivated backyard gardens...

Olney, MT

The Stillwater Forest and its ranger station mark a milestone in the history of state forestry.

Kalispell, MT

The Colonial Revival style is nicely represented in this early-twentieth-century residence built by Civil War veteran Joseph Stuart.

Kalispell, MT

Dr. Victor Sundelius was the first owner of this charming cottage, built circa 1937.

Swan River, MT

In 1920, the local Rod and Gun Club purchased this acre of land as the site for a community building.

Kalispell, MT

The Queen Anne style is graciously expressed in this well-preserved wood-frame residence built for Northwest Lumber Company secretary...

Kalispell, MT

Belsami Tetrault was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1852 and came with her family by covered wagon to the Flathead Valley in the mid-1880s.

Kalispell, MT

The Queen Anne style is nowhere better represented than in this charming two-story home built for newlyweds William and Nellie...

Kalispell, MT

A combination gambrel/gabled roof, wood shingle cladding, porch with classical Tuscan columns, small arched windows, and decorative...

Kalispell, MT

In 1905, James E. Waggener purchased the business of retiring undertaker Nelson Willoughby.

Kalispell, MT

The Kalispell Bee in 1903 described the newly completed residence of county clerk and recorder James Wiltse Walker as “one of the...

Kalispell, MT

Described by the Flathead Herald-Journal as “an elegant mansion” in the “colonial style,” this residence’s overall symmetry and small...

Kalispell, MT

Carpenter William Williscroft owned, and possibly built, this one-story hipped-roof cottage between 1891 and 1897.

Kalispell, MT

Wide bracketed eaves, a gabled front porch, square columns, and a flared chimney identify this home as a premier example of the Craftsman...

Kalispell, MT

A stuccoed diamond pattern tops this circa 1891 building, masking a classic, wooden false front.

Kalispell, MT

The Flathead Monitor declared in 1899 that the west side was way ahead of the east side with “a new residence being started there about...