Livingston in Park County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Murray Hotel
Livingston Commercial Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2021
1. Murray Hotel Marker
Inscription.
Murray Hotel. Livingston Commercial Historic District. Antique furniture, red oak doors, a towering lobby, and 700 square feet of marble make this historic hotel a timeless ambassador of the real West. Built circa 1904, the Murray began as the Elite Hotel (locally pronounced EE-light) when Livingston was a busy tourist hub. Its unassuming brick faηade reflects the great age of American hostelries and their inevitable link with the railroad. In 1922, the Senator James E. Murray family of Butte financed expansion to four stories, but foreclosed on owner Josephine Kline in 1925 and renamed the hotel. The popular Murray contained the towns only elevator (which is still in use) and its lobby was a favorite rendezvous. The demise of rail travel figures into the Murrays decline in the 1960s. Recent owners breathed new life into its seasoned rooms and suites, where celebrity outlaws such as Sam Peckinpah and Jack Palance have hung their hats. And the likes of Robert Redford, Peter Fonda and Whoopi Goldberg, to name just a few, have patronized the Murrays Art Deco bar.
Antique furniture, red oak doors, a towering lobby, and 700 square feet of marble make this historic hotel a timeless ambassador of the real West. Built circa 1904, the Murray began as the Elite Hotel (locally pronounced EE-light) when Livingston was a busy tourist hub. Its unassuming brick faηade reflects the great age of American hostelries and their inevitable link with the railroad. In 1922, the Senator James E. Murray family of Butte financed expansion to four stories, but foreclosed on owner Josephine Kline in 1925 and renamed the hotel. The popular Murray contained the towns only elevator (which is still in use) and its lobby was a favorite rendezvous. The demise of rail travel figures into the Murrays decline in the 1960s. Recent owners breathed new life into its seasoned rooms and suites, where celebrity outlaws such as Sam Peckinpah and Jack Palance have hung their hats. And the likes of Robert Redford, Peter Fonda and Whoopi Goldbergto name just a fewhave patronized the Murrays Art Deco bar.
Erected by Montana Historical Society.
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Location. 45° 39.7′ N, 110° 33.742′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Montana, in Park County. It is at the intersection of West Park Street (U.S. 89) and North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on West Park Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 West Park Street, Livingston MT 59047, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Yellowstone Country and in Greater Bozeman. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First National Bank / Masonic Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); Pape Building (within shouting distance of this
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 542 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 29, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
