{"id":220,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:40:06","latitude":47.81626279974327786703724996186792850494384765625,"longitude":-110.668888092041015625,"title":"Bank of Northern Montana","subtitle":"Fort Benton Historic District","fullsize":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/5f9ae53ce6623c6a0a45f64b881af51e.jpg","address":"1310 Front Street, Fort Benton, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":17,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"The bank was established June 1, 1880, by T. E. Collins, Charles Duer and L. H. Hershfield and Brother. It was first located in the Benton Record Building, then moved to this location in October 1881. The bank remained here until the large two-story building was built on the corner, and its name was changed to Stockmen’s National Bank. This site had previously housed Wells Fargo and the Benton-Helena Stage Company; in later years the telegraph office was located here.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Private","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/d3c6e9a5-b840-497a-a601-6986671c1bad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the Fort Benton Historic District</a>","<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/b28d7f01-2242-47fa-a565-8ac14f9adeba/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See photos in the Fort Benton Historic District</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/5f9ae53ce6623c6a0a45f64b881af51e.jpg":{"id":1992,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Bank of Northern Montana","description":"Bank of Northern Montana. Front view of the building, facing west to northwest on Front Street. | Montana State Historic Preservation Office | July 2018 | Photographer unidentified","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/5f9ae53ce6623c6a0a45f64b881af51e.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/a88baffe0a3e4059bdc19e78a73e1598.jpg":{"id":3311,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Bank of Northern Montana","description":"Bank of Northern Montana. Front view of the building, facing west on Front Street. Digital photograph. | Montana Historical Society | June-Aug. 2019 | Joe Furshong","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/a88baffe0a3e4059bdc19e78a73e1598.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/0329f64b03197ee755456280d6c1bfc0.jpg":{"id":3312,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Bank of Northern Montana","description":"Bank of Northern Montana. Front view of the building, facing northwest on Front Street. Digital photograph. | Montana Historical Society | June-Aug. 2019 | Joe Furshong","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/0329f64b03197ee755456280d6c1bfc0.jpg"}}}