Elks Building

The Missoula Elks Club Building is one of the oldest and most recognizable structures in Downtown Missoula. Constructed in 1911, the building’s monumental columns, balconies, window surround and scrolled brackets make it a fine example of institutional, neoclassical architecture.

Many ...

Cooney Lookout

The Cooney Lookout on the Swan Front near the end of Rumble Creek Road is still used for spotting wildfires by the Flathead National Forest and the Swan River State Forest. Volunteers staff the lookout for part of the summer.

Gathering Place

The Gathering Place

This natural prairie was a gathering place for the Pend d’Oreille people digging camas, the Swan Valley’s first homesteader Ben Holland who in the late 1800s-early 1900s brought hunters together for pack trips, mapmakers and surveyors gathering ...

Swan Valley Community Hall

The Swan Valley’s Community Hall, built in 1938-1939, has been Condon’s central meeting place and “the heart of the community” for eight decades. This old log building serves as a place for community forums, weddings, anniversaries, memorial services, church ...

Old Condon Ranger Station

The Condon Ranger District, Flathead National Forest, was established after the consolidation of two smaller districts. The ranger station was shown on a 1913-14 Government Land Office map near Condon and Smith Creeks on 120 acres used in 1911 for ...

7. Diamond-Wesley House

The Diamond-Wesley House located at 6748 Berryhill Street was constructed for J.T. Diamond in the early 20th century. Local research indicates that it was built in 1911. 

The house is a frame vernacular style.  The original footprint and house type ...

10. Williams-Johnson House

The Williams-Johnson house located at 6780 Berryhill Street was constructed between 1913 and 1915 by D.T. Williams.  D.T. Williams was a prominent general merchandiser in downtown Milton during the early 20th Century. 

D.T. Williams was from Chumuckla, Florida. He arrived ...