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Billings’ 1883 Businesses

Extracted from the 1883 Billings City Directory

 

Monday, January 31, 2005

Owner/Manager

Business Name or Type

Building Material - Construction

Location

Address

D. Holzman

Clothing

 

 

 

Mrs. J. D. Russell

Ladies Bazaar & Gent’s Clothing

 

 

 

J. J. Nickey

Real Estate

 

 

 

W J Allason

Jeweler & Watchmaker

 

 

 

TS Ash

Rocky Mountain Brewery

 

 

 

JA Babcock

Benton & Wells Co. Real Estate

 

 

 

GH Barth

Blacksmith

 

 

 

George A Breakenridge

Wheatley Brothers Livery

 

 

 

Jules Breuchaud

County Treasurer

 

 

 

George Town

Westbrook & Town

 

 

 

CG Child

NPR Freight Yard Agent

 

 

 

James Comer

Barber

 

 

 

Rev BP Shuart, Pastor

Congregational Church

 

 

 

M Connor

Ice Dealer

 

 

 

CS Fell

Henry & Fell, Publishers

 

 

 

James Ferguson

Sheriff of Yellowstone County

 

 

 

Thomas Flannagan

Opera House

 

Montana Ave between 25th & 26th St.

Block 111 Lots 9-10

 

Allen & Goddard

 

 

 

McAdow & Devine

Billings Street Car Co.

 

 

 

MB Rademaker

Blue Grass Billiard Hall

 

 

 

BF Shuart

Congregation Church

 

 

 

D. Goldberg/CM Berrick

Park Hotel

 

25th & 1st Ave N

Block 111 Lot 20

Emil Faust

Champion Bakery

 

25th St between Montana & 1st Av N

Block 111 Lot 1 alley

F Gordon/M Monroe

Chicago House

 

26th & 1st Ave N

 

Charles Racek

Racek Bros Harness & Saddles

 

26th & 1st Ave N

 

EA Schiffler

Tailor

 

26th & 1st Ave N

Block 111 Lot 12 rear

Hoskins & Co

Pioneer Meat Market

 

26th between 1st & 2nd Ave N

 

JD Matheson

Post Printing House

 

26th between 1st & 2nd Ave N

 

O Hoskins

Hoskins & Company

 

26th between 1st and 2nd Ave N

 

Sam Lee

Chinese Laundry

 

26th between 2nd & 3rd Ave N

 

JP Forster

Forster & Sons Restaurant

 

26th St & 1st Ave N

 

Mrs. Lamertine

Dyer & Clothes Cleaner

 

26th St & 1st Ave S

Block 189 Lot 7 alley

William F Eilers

City Beer Hall

 

26th St between Montana & 1st Ave N

Block 110 Lot 1 alley

Westbrook & Town

Livery, Feed & Stables

 

27th & 1st Ave S

Block 190 lots 4-5

Padden & Barth

Blacksmith

 

27th between Minnesota & 1st Ave S

Block

Mrs. BA Burns

Dennison & Burns Millinery

 

27th St & 1st Ave S

 

JE Bond

Blacksmith

 

27th St & 2nd Ave S

 

G. H. Barth

Paden & Barth Blacksmith

 

27th St between Minnesota and 1st Ave S

 

Wheatley Bros

Livery, Feed & Stables

 

28th between 1st & 2nd Ave S

 

John W. Martin

Painter, Stationery & Books

 

28th between Montana & 1st Ave N

 

EH Lee & F Johnson

Lee Dry Goods & Carpets

 

28th St & 1st Ave N

 

Lesley Bates

Bates Real Estate & Insurance

 

28th st between Montana & 1st Ave

 

JF Johnson & Stoneman

Johnson & Stoneman, Grocers

 

28th St between Montana & 1st Ave N

 

David Durward

Blacksmith

 

29th St between 1st  & 2nd Ave N

 

Soderwall & Co

Brewery Saloon

 

30th & 1st Ave S

Block A Lot 22

Charles Klambeck

Mason & Builder

 

30th between 2nd & 3rd Ave S

 

Andrew Hanson

Brewery Saloon

 

30th St & 1st Ave S

 

James Grady

Livery & Stables

 

30th St & 3rd Ave S

 

Fred Foster

Real Estate

 

4th Ave N between 27th & 28th St

 

Conrad

Conrad Cabin 401 N 31st

C1882-logs, sold to Alfred Myers

Became part of Paul McCormicks main home

Block

John Alderson

Alderson Real Estate

 

Between 5th & 6th Ave, 33rd Street

 

SA Dopuglas

Billings Saw Mill (Douglas Saw Mill)

 

Between S 29th and S 30th Streets

Block 167

Joseph Lawyer

Drover’s Hotel

 

Corner 1st Ave S & 26th St

Block 

William Duffield

Duffield Bros Contractors

 

Corner 2nd Ave S & 27th St

 

Garrison & Leland

Exchange Bank

 

Corner Montana Ave at 26th

Block 111 Lot 12

WA Boots

Ash & Boots “Rocky Mountain Brewery”

 

Coulson next door to McAdow’s Store

Coulson Main Street

T. S. Ash

Rocky Mountain Brewery

 

Coulson, Next to McAdow’s store.

Coulson Main street

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

Heman Clark

H. Clark & Company

 

Erected April 1882, Minnesota Ave & 29th SE corner

Block 191 Lots 17-18

NPRR

Freight Depot

 

Freight Depot, Minnesota & 27th

NPRR Reserve

George B Hulme/Clark

MMLIC Sec & Treasurer

 

H Clark & Co @ Minnesota Ave & 29th SE corner

Block 191 Lots 17-18

George D. Rice

Real Estate & Contractor

 

Magnolia Hotel, Minnesota & 28th

Block 190 Lot 18

Wm Horsfall, Pastor

Episcopal Church

 

Meets at Whitney’s Hall

 

VanCleve

Van Cleve & Wadsworth Real Estate

 

Minnesota & 25th

 

Mrs. F. M. French

Millinery & Dressmaking

 

Minnesota & 26th St

 

Mrs Nellie Preble

Restaurant

 

Minnesota & 28th

 

Magnolia Hotel

Changed to Merchants Hotel

 

Minnesota & 28th SE Corner

Block 190 Lot 18

AE Hertzell

Magnolia Hotel (Merchant’s Hotel)

 

Minnesota & 28th st )(Changed name in 1884)

Block 190 Lot 18

NPRR

NPRR Section House

 

Minnesota & 32nd

NPRR Reserve

NPRR

NPRR House

 

Minnesota & 33rd

NPRR Reserve

Benton Wills & Co.

Benton, Wells & Co, Real Estate

 

Minnesota ave & 25th St

 

FA & O Kreiger

Kreiger Furniture

 

Minnesota Ave & 27th St

 

B Campbell

Billings House

 

Minnesota Ave between 27th & 28th St

 

CD & EB  Camp

King & Camp General Hardware

 

Minnesota Ave near 27th St

Block 189 Lot 18

Miles & Camp

Miles & Camp

Originally Aug 1882

Minnesota Ave & Corner 27th

 

Charles Fleisher

Restaurant

 

Minnesota between 26th & 27th

 

Sam Bender/WV Jobes

General Merchandise

 

Minnesota between 26th & 27th St

Block 189 Lot

HC Heffner

Heffner Bakery

 

Minnesota between 26th & 27th St

Block 189 Lot

Michel Henihan

Henihan & Company Cigars & Liquor

 

Minnesota between 27th & 28th

Block 190 Lot

CL Tomlison

Real Estate

 

Minnesota between 27th & 28th

Block 190 Lot

Mrs. M. T. Rooney

Millinery & Dressmaking

 

Minnesota between 29th & 30th

Block A

FL Greene

Headquarters Hotel

 

Montana  & 28th St

NPR Reserve Land

Divine & Matheson

Billings Herald

1882-Small,  wood with false front

Montana & 24th st

Block 112 Lot 4

James Zimmerman

Boston One Price Clothing Store

 

Montana & 25th St

Block 112 Lot 5

SH Phelps

Candy Store

 

Montana & 26th

 

FW Schimmel

Watchmaker & Jeweler

 

Montana & 26th

 

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

CM Gilbert

Clothier

 

Montana & 26th St

Block 111 Lot 12 rear

L. H. & Adolph Fenske

Fenske’s Building, wholesale liquors & wines

 

Montana & 27th St NE Corner (25x80 ft. Destroyed by fire July 1884)

Block 110 Lot 10

Mrs JD Russell

Fancy Goods

 

Montana & 28th

Block 108 Lot 2 east

NPRR

NPRR Passenger Depot

 

Montana & 28th

NPRR Reserve

Charles E. Barney

Furniture & Crockery

 

Montana & 28th St

Block 108 Lot 1

NPRR

NPRR Wool Warehouse

1883- large wooden structure

Montana & 9th   built in NPR stockyard

NPRR Reserve

MM Panton

Billings’ Seminary

 

Montana Ave

 

WC Edwards

Montana lumber Co

 

Montana Ave & NPR Reserve 29th to 31st

Across from Blocks 106 & 107.

HH Bole

HH Bole & Co Druggists

 

Montana Ave between 25th & 26th St

Block 111 Lot 5 rear

JR Marks & WS Soule

Blue Front Store

 

Montana Ave between 25th & 26th St

Block 111 Lot 5?

George L Gorum

Tivoli Restaurant

 

Montana Ave between 26th & 27th

Block 110 Lot 7 east

A. L. Babcock & A. W. Miles

Babcock & Miles Hardware

 

Montana Ave between 26th & 27th St.

Block 110 Lot 11

H. H. Boyle& Co.

Wholesale & Retail Druggists

 

Montana Ave between 26th and 27th Streets

 

Greene & Peck

NPRR Eating House

 

Montana between 23rd & 24th

 

O’Harris

Red Front Saloon?

 

Montana between 25th & 26th

Block 111 Lot

W Freese

Tully, Hart & Freese Hardware

 

Montana Between 25th & 26th

Block 111 Lot 11

WR Finch

Photographer

 

Montana between 25th & 26th St

Block 111 Lot 4 west

John D Losekamp

Clothing, Boots & Shoes

 

Montana Between 25th & 26th St (moved 1900)

Block 111 Lot 10

Peter Fisch

International Hotel (Until mid 1883)

 

Montana Between 25th & 26th St (See International Hotel)

Block 111-Lot 11

Peter Fisch & Kruger

Grand Pacific Hotel – Aug 17 1882

 

Montana 1-1/2 block from HQ Building

 

Ryan & Hannigan

NPRR Saloon

 

Montana between 26th & 27th

 

Ryan & Hannigan

NPRR Saloon

 

Montana between 26th & 27th

Block 110 Lot

Thomas Flanigan

Opera House

 

Montana between 26th & 27th

Block 110 Lot

D Holzman

Holzman Clothier

 

Montana between 26th & 27th

Block 110 lot 5

CH Pendelton

Cigars & Fruit

 

Montana between 26th & 27th

Block 110 Lot 7 west

JG Wilson

Barber & Penmanship Teacher

 

Montana between 26th & 27th

Block 110 Lot 8 west

D Goldberg

Clothing, Cigars & Tobacco

 

Montana between 26th & 27th

Block 110 Lot 9

TJ Mullen

The Office

 

Montana between 26th & 27th

Block 110 Lot

Soo Sing

Chinese Laundry

 

Montana between 29th & 30th

Block 107 Lot 3

NPRR

NPR Headquarters Building

1882-2-story wood, gable roof

Montana on NPR Reserve @ 24th St.

Moved Aug 1882 to 28th

John Tinkler

UL Land Office, District Court

 

Office over Fenske’s Store

Block 110 Lot 10 2nd floor

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

C Slater

Slater Brickyard

 

One mile NW of Town

 

Owner’s[2]

Billings Street Railway Line

 

Operated during 1883 between 27th St & Minnesota ave to Coulson

 

Woolfolk & Hersey

City Drug Store & Paint, Wine & Liquor

 

Opposite Headquarters Hotel at 28th St.

Block 109 Lot 12

R. J. Anderson

Windsor Hotel & Billiards

 

Opposite NPR Depot, on Montana ave & 27th Street (Heart of the City)

 

RT Allen

Allen & Goddard

 

Over Fenshe’s Store, Montana & 27th

Block 110 Lot 10 2nd Floor

W. A. Allen

Dentist

 

Over Fenshe’s Store, Montana & 27th

Block 110 Lot 10 2nd Floor

BB Kelley

Physicain

 

Over Fenske’s Store, Montana & 27th

 

Della Sheldon

Millinery & Dressmaking

 

Over Fenske’s store, Montana & 27th

Block 110 Lot 12

TA Davie

Physician & Surgeon

 

Over Stebbins’ Bank & Montana & 26th

Block 111 Lot 12

NPRR

Express Office

 

Passenger Depot, Montana & 27th

NPRR Reserve

MG Mains

Watchmaker & Jeweler

 

PO Building Montana between 24th & 25th

Block 112 Lot 9

Walter Burke

Billings & Benton Stage Line

 

Stables at 21st St & 1st Ave N (office in PO)

 

N. Klos

Farmer’s Hotel (Sep 1883)

 

Was originally International Hotel.

Block 111-Lot 9

Olmstad & Page

Fulton Market pre Aug 1882

After Aug Key City Dining Hall (Potter & Aldridge)

Minnesota opposite Thompson’s store.

 

Rowley & Worley

Real Estate Surveying

Aug 1882 had 500 lots-Alderson Subdivision

Minnesota Ave opposite HQ Building

 

Dewey & Brown

National Hotel

Pre Sep 1882

 

 

JJ Alderson

National Hotel – Sep 7 1882

Purchased from Dewey & brown

 

 

Col JN Bell

Blue-Grass Livery & Stables

32’x140’ 2-story built Sep 7 1882

 

 

Joe Zimmerman

Zimmerman Clothing ,Apr 23, 1883

Business in Horn Building-kalsorined & painted

Montana & 36th St

 

PO at Canyon

Service terminated

Transferred to Billings

Apr 21, 1883

 

Col Belknap

Belknap Building – 3-story brick

Construction started May 19, 1883

Montana Ave

Block 109 Lot 12

Road to Wild Horse Creek

County Road to be built

Permission from all land owners obtained

May 26 1883

 

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

Bailey & Billings

IXL Building Bank

May 26 1886 fixtures installed-open by May 27th

Montana Ave

Block 109 Lot 4

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

 

 

 

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[1] EB Covely, manager;

[2] JJ Alderson-manager, Frank Olmstead-superintendent, PW McAdow, HW Rowley & Frank French.