On 3rd Avenue West at 7th Street West, on the left when traveling south on 3rd Avenue West.
Dr. Victor Sundelius was the first owner of this charming cottage, built circa 1937. Victor and his brother Fred, both osteopathic physicians, practiced together in Kalispell during the 1930s and 1940s. The brothers were generous to the community, . . . — — Map (db m161105) HM
On 2nd Avenue West near 9th Street West, on the right when traveling south.
Belsami Tetrault was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1852 and came with her family by covered wagon to the Flathead Valley in the mid-1880s. Her husband Joseph, also a native of Montreal, left his family in 1881 to work on the railroad in the United . . . — — Map (db m161033) HM
On 2nd Street West near 3rd Avenue West, on the left when traveling west.
In 1905, James E. Waggener purchased the business of retiring undertaker Nelson Willoughby. At this time nationally, the mortuary business was in transition. Funerals in the previous century had traditionally been held in the home, and the . . . — — Map (db m160722) HM
In 1905, James E. Waggener purchased the business of retiring undertaker Nelson Willoughby. At this time nationally, the mortuary business was in transition. Funerals in the previous century had traditionally been held in the home, and the . . . — — Map (db m160489) HM
On 2nd Avenue West, on the right when traveling south.
The Kalispell Bee in 1903 described the newly completed residence of county clerk and recorder James Wiltse Walker as “one of the handsomest dwelling houses in the city.” A classic example of the Queen Anne style, typical architectural elements . . . — — Map (db m160968) HM
On 4th Avenue East near 4th Street East, on the right when traveling south.
Described by the Flathead Herald-Journal as “an elegant mansion” in the “colonial style,” this residence’s overall symmetry and small gabled front dormers are typically Colonial Revival. However, the two-story turret, elaborate stained glass . . . — — Map (db m160336) HM
Carpenter William Williscroft owned, and possibly built, this one-story hipped-roof cottage between 1891 and 1897. He likely intended it as an investment property because by 1900 renters occupied the house. Sometime after 1950, owners replaced the . . . — — Map (db m160273) HM
Small farms and orchards dotted the fourteen blocks of this residential neighborhood when the original townsite of Kalispell was platted in 1891. Soon a few wood frame buildings were constructed on its lots for temporary housing and to provide . . . — — Map (db m160967) HM
On 5th Avenue East near 4th Street East, on the left when traveling south.
Wide bracketed eaves, a gabled front porch, square columns, and a flared chimney identify this home as a premier example of the Craftsman style. Kalispell contractor Caesar Haverlandt built the home in 1912 for longtime school superintendent . . . — — Map (db m160270) HM
On 3rd Avenue West at 8th Street West, on the right when traveling south on 3rd Avenue West.
The Flathead Monitor declared in 1899 that the west side was way ahead of the east side with “a new residence being started there about every day.” By 1900, streets and sidewalks had replaced the open prairie. This Queen Anne style home . . . — — Map (db m161035) HM
On U.S. 93, 0.2 miles south of Forest Hill Road (State Highway 82), on the right when traveling north.
Hudson Bay Company (HBC) agent Joseph Howse built a trading post just north of here in 1810, the first European settlement in the valley north of Flathead Lake. Described as “adventurous, tough, and intelligent,” Howse joined the . . . — — Map (db m127682) HM
On U.S. 93, 0.2 miles south of Forest Hill Road (State Highway 82), on the right when traveling north.
In 1901, Great Northern Railway tycoon James J. Hill and local businessman John O'Brien joined forces to build and operate a 11-mile railroad line to a saw-mill on the north shore of Flathead Lake. Hill built this spur line in record time and . . . — — Map (db m127683) HM
On Going-to-the-Sun Road, 0.5 miles west of Lake McDonald Lodge Driveway, on the right when traveling west.
A river of ice over 2,000 feet thick moved down this valley. Lake McDonald is evidence of its passing.
When the glacier receded more than ten thousand years ago, it revealed a changed landscape. The ice had quarried away huge amounts of rock. A . . . — — Map (db m82767)
Near Lake McDonald Lodge Loop, 0.1 miles west of Going-To-The-Sun-Road.
In 1895 there were no roads along Lake McDonald. Tourists arrived at this dock by wood-fired steamboat after getting off the train at Belton Depot and bumping along in a wagon to Apgar Landing.
The steamboat F.I. Whitney was the first . . . — — Map (db m45061) HM
Near Lake McDonald Lodge Loop, 0.1 miles west of Going-To-The-Sun-Road.
A Glacier Tradition
National parks often seem timeless and are valued for the continuity of experience they offer to generations of visitors. At Glacier National Park, the past and future come together through a fleet of historic buses, . . . — — Map (db m45060) HM
Near Lake McDonald Lodge Loop, 0.1 miles west of Going-To-The-Sun-Road.
Like many buildings in the park, Lake McDonald Lodge has a rustic architectural style. The lodge was built during the winter of 1913-14 with locally available materials, creating a rustic exterior of native stone and western cedar that blends . . . — — Map (db m45062) HM
On Central Avenue near Railway Street, on the left when traveling north.
For most of the 20th century, this corner was the site of the Cadillac Hotel. The Cadillac was not the first hotel in town; that distinction went to the Dodge Hotel, on Central Avenue between First and Second Streets. But with its proximity to . . . — — Map (db m160029) HM
On Central Avenue at East 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue.
This is the site of one of the oldest buildings in Whitefish. It opened as the Spraque Saloon in 1905, and. under a succession of ownerships, the building has catered to thirsty local residents for over 110 years.
In 1911, it was known as the . . . — — Map (db m160027) HM
On East 2nd Street at Lupter Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East 2nd Street.
This staid old brick building has a rich and colorful history.
The Duncan Samson Block, built in 1910 at a cost of about $32,000, was the third or fourth brick building in the fledgling town of Whitefish. Mrs. Jemima Duncan, a widow who had . . . — — Map (db m160000) HM
On Central Avenue at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue.
Not long after the Great Northern Railway announced its plans for a division point in Whitefish, Presbyterian missionary E. M. Ellis and Kalispell minister Alexander Pringle traveled by bicycle and rowboat to visit the site. Soon after, Reverend . . . — — Map (db m159943) HM
On Central Avenue at East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Central Avenue.
When the two-story 1st National Bank of Whitefish building was erected in 1910, the Whitefish Pilot declared in the headline: "Stability of Town Firmly Established."
The bank had been organized in 1907 with capital stock of $25,000. Its . . . — — Map (db m160001) HM
On Depot Street near Spokane Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Whitefish served as a division point for the Great Northern Railway from its founding in 1904 until 1955. In 1925, one railroader called it “the most distinctively railroad town on the whole Great Northern system.” The second floor of . . . — — Map (db m159944) HM
On Baker Avenue at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Baker Avenue.
This architecturally unremarkable building has a colorful history, having gone from an early-20th-century blacksmith shop to an early-21st-century liquor store, with several other incarnations along the way.
Built of locally manufactured . . . — — Map (db m160006) HM
On Central Avenue at East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Central Avenue.
The corner drugstore: an American icon.
Haines Drug opened on this corner in the heart of downtown Whitefish in 1926, having earlier shared the brick building (or "block", as such structures were then called) directly across the street on . . . — — Map (db m159999) HM
On Central Avenue near East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
This Whitefish landmark has a long and colorful history, centering around the Japanese immigrant, M.M. Hori, who had come to the Flathead Valley as a house-boy for the family of Charles Conrad, a major figure in the founding of Kalispell. Conrad . . . — — Map (db m159946) HM
Near Central Avenue at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
History was made on the night of June, 13, 1916 when the Orpheum Theatre opened on this site. This building was purchased by Lloyd J. Sissel and converted into what the press called "one of the classiest playhouses in the Northwest". He remodeled . . . — — Map (db m160007) HM
On Central Avenue near East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Historical records on this building are incomplete, but (it) is believed that it has alway housed an alcohol-related business. From 1915 to 1919, it was the home of the Kalispell Malting and Brewing Co. For most of its existence since then, it has . . . — — Map (db m160023) HM
On Central Avenue near East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
This venerable building has a long and colorful history as a Whitefish watering place and entertainment center. Called the Dodge House when it was built in 1903, it eventually became known as the Pastime bar, a name it retained for many years, . . . — — Map (db m159947) HM
On Central Avenue near East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
This building, built in 1921 by J.A. Robinson, has housed a variety of businesses in the ensuing decades. When construction was announced, the Whitefish Pilot called the lot in the heart of the emerging downtown complex "the most valuable piece . . . — — Map (db m160020) HM
On Depot Street at Spokane Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Depot Street.
The Bruck, a custom-designed bus-truck, has a unique place in the history of Whitefish and of the Great Northern Railway, an important residence in the life of the town.
Because the Empire Builder and Westerns Star passenger trains . . . — — Map (db m159945) HM
On Depot Street at Spokane Street on Depot Street.
Built by the Great Northern Railway in 1927, the Whitefish Depot is not only a local landmark but is recognized fondly by hundred of thousands of people who have passed through Whitefish by train over the years. The building’s chalet-style . . . — — Map (db m49491) HM
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