Red Lodge in Carbon County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
W.R. Hall Building
Red Lodge Commercial Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 21, 2021
1. W.R. Hall Building Marker
Inscription.
W.R. Hall Building. Red Lodge Commercial Historic District. This fine example of masonry architecture, with its unusually preserved storefront and recessed entry, appears almost as it did in 1900 when Walter Hall opened his first-floor grocery. Sandstone banding, corbelled arches, and original stained glass lend elegance to the simple faηade. The second floor, connected to the building next door, functioned as a lodge hall used by various organizations, including the Red Lodge Labor Union and the I.O.O.F. In 1909, the ground floor housed the fashionable New York Store, and from 1910 to 1918 saloons occupied the commercial space. During Prohibition the ground floor served a more sedate clientele as a soft drink and ice cream parlor.
This fine example of masonry architecture, with its unusually preserved storefront and recessed entry, appears almost as it did in 1900 when Walter Hall opened his first-floor grocery. Sandstone banding, corbelled arches, and original stained glass lend elegance to the simple faηade. The second floor, connected to the building next door, functioned as a lodge hall used by various organizations, including the Red Lodge Labor Union and the I.O.O.F. In 1909, the ground floor housed the fashionable New York Store, and from 1910 to 1918 saloons occupied the commercial space. During Prohibition the ground floor served a more sedate clientele as a soft drink and ice cream parlor.
Location. 45° 11.125′ N, 109° 14.826′ W. Marker is in Red Lodge, Montana, in Carbon County. It is on Broadway Avenue South near 12th Street West, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 Broadway Avenue South, Red Lodge MT 59068, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Yellowstone Country and in Greater Billings. 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 January 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 13, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
