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Brooks Hotel

Coordinates: 46°18′46″N 114°6′44″W / 46.31278°N 114.11222°W / 46.31278; -114.11222
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Brooks Hotel
Brooks Hotel is located in Montana
Brooks Hotel
Brooks Hotel is located in the United States
Brooks Hotel
LocationOff East Side Hwy.
Corvallis, Montana
Coordinates46°18′46″N 114°6′44″W / 46.31278°N 114.11222°W / 46.31278; -114.11222
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
Built byJames Barr
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.80002430[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1980

The Brooks Hotel, located off the East Side Highway in Corvallis, Montana, is a historic hotel built in 1894. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It was built in Queen Anne-style as the residence of George Dougherty, a merchant in Corvallis. It is "composed of numerous catalogue-ordered sections" and is described in its NRHP nomination "as an intriguing architectural landmark in the Bitterroot Valley".[2]

Lula Brooks bought the home in 1916 and turned it into a hotel. Her daughters and granddaughters, the Swanson sisters, cooked in the hotel until 1975. In 2016 Nora Cassens purchased the property updated it and turned it into a successful daycare. The barn behind the school was also renovated and is the location of the pre-school program of the business. There is a walkthrough on youtube.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ (Gladys Rasmussen (April 22, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brooks Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved September 14, 2017. With 12 photos from 1980.