Early Glendive businessmen took great pride in their town, so when the Glendive Independent reported in 1911 that the rival town of Sidney was “putting on metropolitan airs,” merchants rose to the competition by forming committees and promotion groups. They formally organized as the Glendive Chamber of Commerce in 1914 with Frank Hughes as president, E. A. Shabel as vice president, and R. H. Watson as treasurer. The group hired C. A. Rasmussen as paid secretary and built this building circa 1915 on land owned by the Northern Pacific Railroad. The one-story frame building reflects both the heightened activity of the homestead boom during the 1910s and the local significance of the railroad. Contemporary with much of Glendive’s historic architecture, this small ambassador first stood to the northeast facing the tracks and in front of the yard master’s office. By 1929, it had been moved to the present location where it continues to represent the Glendive Chamber of Commerce, cordially welcoming visitors.