The Southern Hotel, on Main St. in

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, was built in 1906. It was listed on the

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in 1986. It is a two-story brick building, with brick laid in common bond, upon an irregular

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foundation. It is one of the most significant buildings in the town. It was the first hotel in town, and helped in the development of the town as a center of an agricultural area. It was built for Luther S. Smith by contractors Wenzel & Marshall, of

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. A block on the building reads "19 SMITH 06". With

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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Carbon County, Montana Hotel buildings completed in 1906 1906 establishments in Montana {{Montana-NRHP-stub