About This Property

This building, which is now home to the Montana Block Flats, was once the Montana Block Hotel (established in 1906). The hotel served tourists in the summer months but throughout the years they relied on the 'drummer' trade. Drummers was a word used to describe traveling businessmen who rode the rails, stopping in towns large and small, to drum up business for their companies. They were a constant presence on the railroad lines of 100+ years ago and helped to make the lines hum with their travel and stories.