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.
Anaconda Hotel. (Fairweather Inn). 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
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. Marker is at the intersection of Wallace Street and Jackson Street on
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Wallace 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.
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 627 times since then and 12 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.
