{"id":566,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-07-28 21:11:43","latitude":45.6795225999999985333488439209759235382080078125,"longitude":-111.032199600000012651435099542140960693359375,"title":"Hotel Bozeman","subtitle":"Main Street Historic District","fullsize":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/20e28708a2170486dba6a39fce5be2fe.jpg","address":"321 East Main Street, Bozeman, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":17,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"Bitter cold was no deterrent in March 1891 as a jubilant, elegantly attired crowd of 500 gathered to celebrate the opening of Bozeman’s first-class hotel. Its completion marked the town’s coming of age and added a decidedly urban formality to what was still a rural community. Hoping their town would become the state capital in the 1892 statewide election, citizens raised $20,000 and an optimistic group of Boston capitalists put up $100,000 to construct the 136-room hotel. George Hancock designed the vernacular Romanesque style building. The arched windows, elaborate stained glass, and five-story turreted bay graced an unpaved Main Street. Inside, modern amenities included steam heat, fire escapes, call bells, a formal dining room, an elevator, and a ladies’ parlor. Although the town lost its capital bid, the fine hotel long reflected the winning enthusiasm of Bozeman’s avid supporters. Renovation in 1974 changed the interior, but a carved stair, part of the pressed-tin lobby ceiling, and several ornate cast-iron columns remain to document the grandeur of this landmark hotel.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Private","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/bbeac471-5bdd-4e10-8c1a-afdb3282a4dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the Main Street Historic District</a>","<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/9bcf0073-0962-4a53-8f7d-28b74988be5d/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See photos of the Main Street Historic District</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/20e28708a2170486dba6a39fce5be2fe.jpg":{"id":3336,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Hotel Bozeman","description":"Hotel Bozeman. Front view of the building, facing north to northeast on East Main Street near the Bozeman Hotel Annex to the left in the photograph. 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