Hotel Metlen

Hotel Metlen
Hotel Metlen is located in Montana
Hotel Metlen
Location within Montana
Hotel Metlen is located in the United States
Hotel Metlen
Location within the United States
Location5 S. Railroad Ave., Dillon, Montana
Coordinates45°13′6″N 112°37′55″W / 45.21833°N 112.63194°W / 45.21833; -112.63194
Arealess than one acre
Built1887
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.83003978[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 1983

Hotel Metlen is a historic building in Dillon in Beaverhead County, Montana. Built in 1897 by Joseph C. Metlen, it is at 5 S. Railroad Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1][2]

Prominent in the community, it was built to accommodate travellers and is located by the city's railroad stop — across the right-of-way of the Union Pacific Railroad from the main business district of Dillon.[3] The hotel featured two historic saloons, dance floor, restaurant and a gaming casino.[4][5]

A two-story building made of sandstone bricks, it is Second Empire in style.[3][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ghost Adventures: Metlen Hotel". Travel Channel. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Lon Johnson (July 20, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Metlen". National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2017. With two photos from 1983.
  4. ↑ "The Historic Hotel Metlen". Haunted Houses. June 17, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Maki, Kevin (October 28, 2018). "Hotel Metlen a rich symbol of Dillon's Old West history". KECI.
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