Yellowstone Genealogy Forum
Billings’ 1883 Businesses
Extracted from the 1883 Billings City
Directory
Monday, January 31, 2005
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Owner/Manager |
Business Name or Type |
Building Material - Construction |
Location |
Address |
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D. Holzman |
Clothing |
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Mrs. J. D. Russell |
Ladies Bazaar & Gent’s Clothing |
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J. J. Nickey |
Real Estate |
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W J Allason |
Jeweler & Watchmaker |
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TS Ash |
Rocky Mountain Brewery |
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JA Babcock |
Benton & Wells Co. Real Estate |
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GH Barth |
Blacksmith |
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George A Breakenridge |
Wheatley Brothers Livery |
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Jules Breuchaud |
County Treasurer |
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George Town |
Westbrook & Town |
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CG Child |
NPR Freight Yard Agent |
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James Comer |
Barber |
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Rev BP Shuart, Pastor |
Congregational Church |
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M Connor |
Ice Dealer |
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CS Fell |
Henry & Fell, Publishers |
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James Ferguson |
Sheriff of Yellowstone County |
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Thomas Flannagan |
Opera House |
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Montana Ave between 25th & 26th
St. |
Block 111 Lots 9-10 |
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Allen & Goddard |
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McAdow & Devine |
Billings Street Car Co. |
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MB Rademaker |
Blue Grass Billiard Hall |
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BF Shuart |
Congregation Church |
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D. Goldberg/CM Berrick |
Park Hotel |
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25th & 1st Ave N |
Block 111 Lot 20 |
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Emil Faust |
Champion Bakery |
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25th St between Montana & 1st
Av N |
Block 111 Lot 1 alley |
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F Gordon/M Monroe |
Chicago House |
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26th & 1st Ave N |
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Charles Racek |
Racek Bros Harness & Saddles |
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26th & 1st Ave N |
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EA Schiffler |
Tailor |
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26th & 1st Ave N |
Block 111 Lot 12 rear |
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Hoskins & Co |
Pioneer Meat Market |
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26th between 1st & 2nd
Ave N |
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JD Matheson |
Post Printing House |
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26th between 1st & 2nd
Ave N |
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O Hoskins |
Hoskins & Company |
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26th between 1st and 2nd
Ave N |
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Sam Lee |
Chinese Laundry |
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26th between 2nd & 3rd
Ave N |
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JP Forster |
Forster & Sons Restaurant |
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26th St & 1st Ave N |
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Mrs. Lamertine |
Dyer & Clothes Cleaner |
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26th St & 1st Ave S |
Block 189 Lot 7 alley |
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William F Eilers |
City Beer Hall |
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26th St between Montana & 1st
Ave N |
Block 110 Lot 1 alley |
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Westbrook & Town |
Livery, Feed & Stables |
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27th & 1st Ave S |
Block 190 lots 4-5 |
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Padden & Barth |
Blacksmith |
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27th between Minnesota & 1st
Ave S |
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Mrs. BA Burns |
Dennison & Burns Millinery |
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27th St & 1st Ave S |
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JE Bond |
Blacksmith |
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27th St & 2nd Ave S |
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G. H. Barth |
Paden & Barth Blacksmith |
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27th St between Minnesota and 1st
Ave S |
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Wheatley Bros |
Livery, Feed & Stables |
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28th between 1st & 2nd
Ave S |
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John W. Martin |
Painter, Stationery & Books |
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28th between Montana & 1st
Ave N |
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EH Lee & F Johnson |
Lee Dry Goods & Carpets |
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28th St & 1st Ave N |
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Lesley Bates |
Bates Real Estate & Insurance |
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28th st between Montana & 1st
Ave |
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JF Johnson & Stoneman |
Johnson & Stoneman, Grocers |
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28th St between Montana & 1st
Ave N |
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David Durward |
Blacksmith |
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29th St between 1st & 2nd Ave N |
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Soderwall & Co |
Brewery Saloon |
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30th & 1st Ave S |
Block A Lot 22 |
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Charles Klambeck |
Mason & Builder |
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30th between 2nd & 3rd
Ave S |
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Andrew Hanson |
Brewery Saloon |
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30th St & 1st Ave S |
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James Grady |
Livery & Stables |
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30th St & 3rd Ave S |
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Fred Foster |
Real Estate |
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4th Ave N between 27th
& 28th St |
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Conrad |
Conrad Cabin 401 N 31st |
C1882-logs, sold to Alfred Myers |
Became part of Paul McCormicks main home |
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John Alderson |
Alderson Real Estate |
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Between 5th & 6th Ave,
33rd Street |
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SA Dopuglas |
Billings Saw Mill (Douglas Saw Mill) |
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Between S 29th and S 30th
Streets |
Block 167 |
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Joseph Lawyer |
Drover’s Hotel |
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Corner 1st Ave S & 26th
St |
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William Duffield |
Duffield Bros Contractors |
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Corner 2nd Ave S & 27th
St |
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Garrison & Leland |
Exchange Bank |
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Corner Montana Ave at 26th |
Block 111 Lot 12 |
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WA Boots |
Ash & Boots “Rocky Mountain Brewery” |
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Coulson next door to McAdow’s Store |
Coulson Main Street |
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T. S. Ash |
Rocky Mountain Brewery |
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Coulson, Next to McAdow’s store. |
Coulson Main street |
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P. W. McAdow |
McAdow’s Store[1]
(Later moved to Billings) |
1882-Wood with false front |
Coulson, on street corner at end of street car
line, then in Billings @ SW 27th & Minn |
Block 191 Lot 7 |
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Heman Clark |
H. Clark
& Company |
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Erected April 1882, Minnesota Ave & 29th
SE corner |
Block 191 Lots 17-18 |
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NPRR |
Freight Depot |
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Freight Depot, Minnesota & 27th |
NPRR Reserve |
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George B Hulme/Clark |
MMLIC Sec & Treasurer |
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H Clark & Co @ Minnesota Ave & 29th
SE corner |
Block 191 Lots 17-18 |
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George D. Rice |
Real Estate & Contractor |
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Magnolia Hotel, Minnesota & 28th |
Block 190 Lot 18 |
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Wm Horsfall, Pastor |
Episcopal Church |
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Meets at Whitney’s Hall |
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VanCleve |
Van Cleve & Wadsworth Real Estate |
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Minnesota & 25th |
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Mrs. F. M. French |
Millinery & Dressmaking |
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Minnesota & 26th St |
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Mrs Nellie Preble |
Restaurant |
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Minnesota & 28th |
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Magnolia Hotel |
Changed to Merchants Hotel |
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Minnesota & 28th SE Corner |
Block 190 Lot 18 |
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AE Hertzell |
Magnolia Hotel (Merchant’s Hotel) |
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Minnesota & 28th st )(Changed
name in 1884) |
Block 190 Lot 18 |
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NPRR |
NPRR Section House |
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Minnesota & 32nd |
NPRR Reserve |
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NPRR |
NPRR House |
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Minnesota & 33rd |
NPRR Reserve |
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Benton Wills & Co. |
Benton, Wells & Co, Real Estate |
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Minnesota ave & 25th St |
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FA & O Kreiger |
Kreiger Furniture |
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Minnesota Ave & 27th St |
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B Campbell |
Billings House |
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Minnesota Ave between 27th & 28th
St |
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CD & EB Camp |
King & Camp General Hardware |
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Minnesota Ave near 27th St |
Block 189 Lot 18 |
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Miles & Camp |
Miles & Camp |
Originally Aug 1882 |
Minnesota Ave & Corner 27th |
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Charles Fleisher |
Restaurant |
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Minnesota between 26th & 27th |
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Sam Bender/WV Jobes |
General Merchandise |
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Minnesota between 26th & 27th
St |
Block 189 Lot |
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HC Heffner |
Heffner Bakery |
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Minnesota between 26th & 27th
St |
Block 189 Lot |
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Michel Henihan |
Henihan & Company Cigars & Liquor |
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Minnesota between 27th & 28th |
Block 190 Lot |
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CL Tomlison |
Real Estate |
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Minnesota between 27th & 28th |
Block 190 Lot |
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Mrs. M. T. Rooney |
Millinery & Dressmaking |
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Minnesota between 29th & 30th |
Block A |
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FL Greene |
Headquarters Hotel |
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Montana
& 28th St |
NPR Reserve Land |
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Divine & Matheson |
Billings Herald |
1882-Small, wood with false front |
Montana & 24th st |
Block 112 Lot 4 |
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James Zimmerman |
Boston One Price Clothing Store |
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Montana & 25th St |
Block 112 Lot 5 |
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SH Phelps |
Candy Store |
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Montana & 26th |
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FW Schimmel |
Watchmaker & Jeweler |
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Montana & 26th |
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HH Mund |
Stebbins, Post & Mund bank |
1882-2-story wood with false front. Vault under
bank built May 5, 1883. |
Montana & 26th st |
Block 111 Lot 12 |
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CM Gilbert |
Clothier |
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Montana & 26th St |
Block 111 Lot 12 rear |
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L. H. & Adolph Fenske |
Fenske’s Building, wholesale liquors & wines |
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Montana & 27th St NE Corner
(25x80 ft. Destroyed by fire July 1884) |
Block 110 Lot 10 |
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Mrs JD Russell |
Fancy Goods |
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Montana & 28th |
Block 108 Lot 2 east |
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NPRR |
NPRR Passenger Depot |
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Montana & 28th |
NPRR Reserve |
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Charles E. Barney |
Furniture & Crockery |
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Montana & 28th St |
Block 108 Lot 1 |
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NPRR |
NPRR Wool Warehouse |
1883- large wooden structure |
Montana & 9th built in NPR stockyard |
NPRR Reserve |
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MM Panton |
Billings’ Seminary |
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Montana Ave |
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WC Edwards |
Montana lumber Co |
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Montana Ave & NPR Reserve 29th to
31st |
Across from Blocks 106 & 107. |
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HH Bole |
HH Bole & Co Druggists |
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Montana Ave between 25th & 26th
St |
Block 111 Lot 5 rear |
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JR Marks & WS Soule |
Blue Front Store |
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Montana Ave between 25th & 26th
St |
Block 111 Lot 5? |
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George L Gorum |
Tivoli Restaurant |
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Montana Ave between 26th & 27th |
Block 110 Lot 7 east |
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A. L. Babcock & A. W. Miles |
Babcock & Miles Hardware |
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Montana Ave between 26th & 27th
St. |
Block 110 Lot 11 |
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H. H. Boyle& Co. |
Wholesale & Retail Druggists |
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Montana Ave between 26th and 27th
Streets |
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Greene & Peck |
NPRR Eating House |
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Montana between 23rd & 24th |
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O’Harris |
Red Front Saloon? |
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Montana between 25th & 26th |
Block 111 Lot |
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W Freese |
Tully, Hart & Freese Hardware |
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Montana Between 25th & 26th |
Block 111 Lot 11 |
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WR Finch |
Photographer |
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Montana between 25th & 26th
St |
Block 111 Lot 4 west |
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John D Losekamp |
Clothing, Boots & Shoes |
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Montana Between 25th & 26th
St (moved 1900) |
Block 111 Lot 10 |
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Peter Fisch |
International Hotel (Until mid 1883) |
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Montana Between 25th & 26th
St (See International Hotel) |
Block 111-Lot 11 |
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Peter Fisch & Kruger |
Grand Pacific Hotel – Aug 17 1882 |
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Montana 1-1/2 block from HQ Building |
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Ryan & Hannigan |
NPRR Saloon |
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Montana between 26th & 27th |
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Ryan & Hannigan |
NPRR Saloon |
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Montana between 26th & 27th |
Block 110 Lot |
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Thomas Flanigan |
Opera House |
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Montana between 26th & 27th |
Block 110 Lot |
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D Holzman |
Holzman Clothier |
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Montana between 26th & 27th |
Block 110 lot 5 |
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CH Pendelton |
Cigars & Fruit |
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Montana between 26th & 27th |
Block 110 Lot 7 west |
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JG Wilson |
Barber & Penmanship Teacher |
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Montana between 26th & 27th |
Block 110 Lot 8 west |
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D Goldberg |
Clothing, Cigars & Tobacco |
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Montana between 26th & 27th |
Block 110 Lot 9 |
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TJ Mullen |
The Office |
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Montana between 26th & 27th |
Block 110 Lot |
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Soo Sing |
Chinese Laundry |
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Montana between 29th & 30th |
Block 107 Lot 3 |
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NPRR |
NPR Headquarters Building |
1882-2-story wood, gable roof |
Montana on NPR Reserve @ 24th St. |
Moved Aug 1882 to 28th |
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John Tinkler |
UL Land Office, District Court |
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Office over Fenske’s Store |
Block 110 Lot 10 2nd floor |
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Military Post |
Camp Villard |
Temporary Army camp, used to protect the NPRR construction
workers. |
On top of Sacrifice Cliff, across from Coulson,
near NPR Bridge |
Encamped on Crow Indian reservation |
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C Slater |
Slater Brickyard |
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One mile NW of Town |
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Owner’s[2] |
Billings Street Railway Line |
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Operated during 1883 between 27th St
& Minnesota ave to Coulson |
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Woolfolk & Hersey |
City Drug Store & Paint, Wine & Liquor |
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Opposite Headquarters Hotel at 28th
St. |
Block 109 Lot 12 |
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R. J. Anderson |
Windsor Hotel & Billiards |
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Opposite NPR Depot, on Montana ave & 27th
Street (Heart of the City) |
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RT Allen |
Allen & Goddard |
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Over Fenshe’s Store, Montana & 27th |
Block 110 Lot 10 2nd Floor |
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W. A. Allen |
Dentist |
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Over Fenshe’s Store, Montana & 27th |
Block 110 Lot 10 2nd Floor |
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BB Kelley |
Physicain |
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Over Fenske’s Store, Montana & 27th
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Della Sheldon |
Millinery & Dressmaking |
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Over Fenske’s store, Montana & 27th |
Block 110 Lot 12 |
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TA Davie |
Physician & Surgeon |
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Over Stebbins’ Bank & Montana & 26th |
Block 111 Lot 12 |
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NPRR |
Express Office |
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Passenger Depot, Montana & 27th |
NPRR Reserve |
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MG Mains |
Watchmaker & Jeweler |
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PO Building Montana between 24th
& 25th |
Block 112 Lot 9 |
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Walter Burke |
Billings & Benton Stage Line |
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Stables at 21st St & 1st
Ave N (office in PO) |
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N. Klos |
Farmer’s Hotel (Sep 1883) |
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Was originally International Hotel. |
Block 111-Lot 9 |
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Olmstad & Page |
Fulton Market pre Aug 1882 |
After Aug Key City Dining Hall (Potter &
Aldridge) |
Minnesota opposite Thompson’s store. |
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Rowley & Worley |
Real Estate Surveying |
Aug 1882 had 500 lots-Alderson Subdivision |
Minnesota Ave opposite HQ Building |
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Dewey & Brown |
National Hotel |
Pre Sep 1882 |
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JJ Alderson |
National Hotel – Sep 7 1882 |
Purchased from Dewey & brown |
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Col JN Bell |
Blue-Grass Livery & Stables |
32’x140’ 2-story built Sep 7 1882 |
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Joe Zimmerman |
Zimmerman Clothing ,Apr 23, 1883 |
Business in Horn Building-kalsorined &
painted |
Montana & 36th St |
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PO at Canyon |
Service terminated |
Transferred to Billings |
Apr 21, 1883 |
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Col Belknap |
Belknap Building – 3-story brick |
Construction started May 19, 1883 |
Montana Ave |
Block 109 Lot 12 |
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Road to Wild Horse Creek |
County Road to be built |
Permission from all land owners obtained |
May 26 1883 |
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Robinson & Crippen |
IXL Clothing Store |
Put out of business by court May 12, 1886 |
Sheriff King took possession-xfr to Joe Hanauer |
Block 109 Lot 5 |
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Bailey & Billings |
IXL Building Bank |
May 26 1886 fixtures installed-open by May 27th |
Montana Ave |
Block 109 Lot 4 |
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Road to Buffalo |
Replace existing and bad route being used by
freighters and coaches |
Billings-Fort CF Smith-Olhman or Pass Creek |
May 25 1885 approved |
Also to Miles City |