McGrath Residence

Young physician Dr. George McGrath moved to Hamilton from Ontario, Canada, in 1893 to provide health care for Marcus Daly’s family and his Bitterroot Stock Farm and Riverside mansion staff. He married Louise Huffman in 1895 and later became a family doctor to generations of Hamiltonians. An enthusiastic supporter of Hamilton’s welfare, Dr. McGrath helped establish Hamilton’s first hospital and later the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in 1931. He owned the Bitter Root Drug Store for decades, served as a Ravalli County Bank director for thirty years, and spearheaded efforts to revive the defunct Ravalli County Fair in 1937. In 1910, the McGraths hired contractors to build this distinctive residence and carriage barn. The home’s side-gable roof and full front porch reflect the Craftsman style, while the emerging Colonial Revival style is embodied in the flared eaves, matching dormers, and multi-paned upper window sashes. The carriage barn, which initially held the doctor’s 1909 Maxwell Runabout (an early automobile), also illustrates the Colonial Revival style influence. Dr. McGrath died in 1939, and Louise remained in residence until her death in 1946.

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