Kalispell in Flathead County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Knight and Twining Block
Main Street Commercial Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 19, 2020
1. Knight and Twining Block Marker
Inscription.
Knight and Twining Block. Main Street Commercial Historic District. W. R. Twining, a Philadelphia construction superintendent newly arrived in Kalispell, collaborated with brother-in-law E. C. Knight on this brick business block in 1908. A reporter noted in June that “Jack Stahl, one of the swiftest men with a trowel ... is piling up the brick on rush orders for Knight and Twinings new building.” Completed in September, the stylish new block featured decorative brickwork, highlighted in a central pediment bearing the initials “KandT.” Mrs. Annie Hunter managed the second-floor rooming house, whose sixteen furnished rooms boasted “steam heat, electric light, baths and all the comforts of civilization.” In 1916, noted photographer T. J. Hileman opened a first-floor studio, which operated until 1938. Hileman remodeled the storefront in 1936, installing polished Vermont granite trim. From 1838 to 1975, the building housed Alton Pearces drug store. Original accoutrements including a pressed metal ceiling, wainscoting, transomed doors, and steam radiators remain intact.
W. R. Twining, a Philadelphia construction superintendent newly arrived in Kalispell, collaborated with brother-in-law E. C. Knight on this brick business block in 1908. A reporter noted in June that “Jack Stahl, one of the swiftest men with a trowel ... is piling up the brick on rush orders for Knight and Twinings new building.” Completed in September, the stylish new block featured decorative brickwork, highlighted in a central pediment bearing the initials “KandT.” Mrs. Annie Hunter managed the second-floor rooming house, whose sixteen furnished rooms boasted “steam heat, electric light, baths and all the comforts of civilization.” In 1916, noted photographer T. J. Hileman opened a first-floor studio, which operated until 1938. Hileman remodeled the storefront in 1936, installing polished Vermont granite trim. From 1838 to 1975, the building housed Alton Pearces drug store. Original accoutrements including a pressed metal ceiling, wainscoting, transomed doors, and steam radiators remain intact.
Location. 48° 11.768′ N, 114° 18.756′ W. Marker is in Kalispell, Montana, in Flathead County. It is on South Main Street near 3rd Street East, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 237 South Main Street, Kalispell MT 59901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Montana and in Glacier Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
