South Side in Billings in Yellowstone County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

The McCormick Hotel - 1905

Historic Montana Avenue

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2020

1. The McCormick Hotel - 1905 Marker

Inscription. Built around 1900, the McCormick Hotel is a three-story gray brick building with raised patterns of buff-colored brick and cast stone window lintel keystones, reflecting elements of the Renaissance Revival style. The hotel was, for a time, the home of Jean Hickock McCormick, the purported daughter of western legends Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock.

Erected by Downtown Billings Starts Here. (Marker Number 43.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 45° 46.974′ N, 108° 30.073′ W. Marker is in Billings, Montana, in Yellowstone County. It is in the South Side. It is on Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 25th Street, on the right when traveling east. The hotel is across Montana Avenue from the marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2500, Billings MT 59101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Yellowstone Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Calamity Jane Visits Montana Avenue - 1894 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Eagle Hotel - circa 1905 (within shouting distance of this marker); The ARU Railroad Strike - 1894 (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Plenty Coups Visits - circa 1921

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Beanery - 1909 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Oxford Hotel - 1918 (within shouting distance of this marker); Rex Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Billings Townsite Historic District (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Billings.

The McCormick Hotel and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2020

2. The McCormick Hotel and Marker

A portion of the McCormick Hotel is visible on the right.

The McCormick Hotel image. Click for full size.

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3. The McCormick Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 750 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.