{"id":2132,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:40:13","latitude":46.43443572253300288821264985017478466033935546875,"longitude":-109.8312297755300050994264893233776092529296875,"title":"Graves Hotel","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/37b25be9647764879915faa74c137950.jpg","address":"106 South Central Street, Harlowton, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":17,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"In June of 1907 fire swept through Harlowton’s Main Street, consuming twenty-four buildings, among them the town’s only hotel. Prominent businessman A. C. “Chris” Graves resolved to build a new hotel, but relocated it on the bluff between the old Main Street and the depot. As others quickly followed suit, the focus of Harlowton’s commercial district turned ninety degrees. The fire also prompted a city ordinance requiring fireproof construction, and the Graves Hotel was the first building of locally quarried sandstone erected after the disaster. Stonemason August Pollman and his crew of local workmen cut the stone from the cliff beneath the new building and laid each block following the plans of architects Kent and Shanley. The three-story hotel held its grand opening on June 19, 1909. Illuminated by one hundred fifty electric lights, the hotel was dazzling with the “…most elaborate electrical display in this section of Montana.” The Graves’ forty-five rooms offered travelers, homesteaders, and visiting railroad dignitaries the most modern accommodations. The hotel still welcomes guests with its second-floor veranda, exquisite interior oak detailing, and sweeping views of the Musselshell Valley.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nSadly, a fire destroyed the Graves Hotel in February 2023.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Private","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/99611d50-1984-4d41-9e21-d084a63dc25a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the Graves Hotel</a>","<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/fadf992e-56cc-4bed-b82b-dbeac51e0b23/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See photos of the Graves Hotel</a>"],"factoids":["<a href=\"https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/historic-harlowton-hotel-destroyed-by-fire?fbclid=IwAR1GvbJ204DvARhuvQI-aDa0L6XEV0o0VRuvnbEwNWorkEBFXGk4jDFfQBI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Graves Hotel was destroyed by fire on February 12, 2023. </a>"],"files":{"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/37b25be9647764879915faa74c137950.jpg":{"id":5672,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Graves Hotel, Harlowton, MT","description":"View of facade, looking southeast. | Summer 2022 | Tom Ferris, photographer.","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/37b25be9647764879915faa74c137950.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/9f3cc34330b0df763bd849dcfa3af0b3.jpg":{"id":5671,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Graves Hotel, Harlowton, MT","description":"View of facade, looking east. | Summer 2022. | Tom Ferris, photographer.","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/9f3cc34330b0df763bd849dcfa3af0b3.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/6b671bf7b084437234372040a0d27f0f.jpg":{"id":5673,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Graves Hotel, Harlowton, MT","description":"View of parapet with name and date block &quot;Graves Hotel, 1908.&quot; | Summer 2022. | Tom Ferris, photographer.","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/6b671bf7b084437234372040a0d27f0f.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/b849c9bc72c322cab6fa9dcff730483c.jpg":{"id":5674,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Graves Hotel, Harlowton, MT","description":"View of hexagonal turret, bracketed eaves, and roof spire. | Summer 2022. | Tom Ferris, photographer.","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/b849c9bc72c322cab6fa9dcff730483c.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/2ced490b11b00a54b27dd29ff470f4a9.jpg":{"id":5670,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Graves Hotel, Harlowton, MT","description":"View of interior dining room. | Summer 2022. | Tom Ferris, photographer.","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/2ced490b11b00a54b27dd29ff470f4a9.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/61524d883cbae082c8a9045950330810.jpg":{"id":5675,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Graves Hotel, Harlowton, MT","description":"Historic view of the Graves Hotel facade, view looking southeast. Twelve men, horses, and a carriage stand outside the front porch. | Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives, Helena, MT. Lot 048 Tom Mulvaney Postcard Collection. | Jan 1912 | E. M. Holmboe, North Dakota, photographer.","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/61524d883cbae082c8a9045950330810.jpg"}}}