Virginia City in Madison County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Anaconda Hotel

(Fairweather Inn)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2009

1. Anaconda Hotel Marker

Inscription. The oldest section of this building, dating to 1863, was first a simple one-story building which housed a restaurant called the “Young American Eating House.” A butcher shop followed from 1866 to the 1880s, and then in the 1880s the building was a hotel/saloon. It became the Anaconda Hotel and Saloon in the 1890s under proprietor Frank McKeen. Renaming it the Fairweather Inn after the discoverer of gold in Alder Gulch, in 1946 Charles Bovey raised the height of the old hotel to two stories and added a “new” facade that duplicates the gold rush era design of the then-demolished Goodrich House in Bannack. This property contributes to the Virginia City Historic District • Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior • In cooperation with the Montana Historical Society

Erected by Montana Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 45° 17.604′ N, 111° 56.822′ W. Marker is in Virginia City, Montana, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Wallace Street and Jackson Street on Wallace

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Street. This maker is located on the north side of Wallace Street between Main and Jackson Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia City MT 59755, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Montana, in Gold West Country, in Mining 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 Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Grub Stake (a few steps from this marker); Kiskadden’s Stone Block (a few steps from this marker); Site of First Masonic Meetings (within shouting distance of this marker); J.B. LaBeau, Jeweler (within shouting distance of this marker); Elephant Auction House (within shouting distance of this marker); Blue Front Variety Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Assay Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Content's Corner (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia City.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2009

2. Anaconda Hotel Marker

Fairweather Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2009

3. Fairweather Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 885 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.