Vance Lodge

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Vance Lodge
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LocationNorthern side of Polebridge Loop Rd., about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northwest of Polebridge in Flathead County, Montana
Coordinates 48°46′38″N114°17′31″W / 48.777222°N 114.291944°W / 48.777222; -114.291944 Coordinates: 48°46′38″N114°17′31″W / 48.777222°N 114.291944°W / 48.777222; -114.291944
Area140 acres (57 ha)
Built1920
Built byVance, Andy
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Rustic
NRHP reference No. 94001505 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1994

Vance Lodge, near the North Fork of the Flathead River near Polebridge, Montana, was built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

The 140 acres (57 ha) area listed included four contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing site. Two other structures were non-contributing. [2]

It was built on the 160 acre claim homesteaded in 1914 by Andy and Ella Vance. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Chere Jiusto (October 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Vance Lodge / 24FH". National Park Service . Retrieved August 21, 2017. With nine photos from 1993.
  3. Baumler, Ellen (2010). Montana Moments. p. 161. ISBN   9780975919682.