Brooks Hotel

Brooks Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Off East Side Hwy. Corvallis, Montana
Coordinates	46°18′46″N114°6′44″W / 46.31278°N 114.11222°W / 46.31278; -114.11222
Area	less than one acre
Built	1894
Built by	James Barr
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	80002430 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 10, 1980

The Brooks Hotel, located off the East Side Highway in Corvallis, Montana, is a historic hotel built in 1894. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ^[1]

It was built in Queen Anne-style as the residence of George Dougherty, a merchant in Corvallis. It is "composed of numerous catalogue-ordered sections" and is described in its NRHP nomination "as an intriguing architectural landmark in the Bitterroot Valley". ^[2]

Lula Brooks bought the home in 1916 and turned it into a hotel. Her daughters and granddaughters, the Swanson sisters, cooked in the hotel until 1975. In 2016 Nora Cassens purchased the property updated it and turned it into a successful daycare. The barn behind the school was also renovated and is the location of the pre-school program of the business. There is a walkthrough on youtube.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. (Gladys Rasmussen (April 22, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brooks Hotel". National Park Service . Retrieved September 14, 2017. With 12 photos from 1980.