Southern Hotel (Joliet, Montana)

The Southern Hotel, on Main St. in Joliet, Montana, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Southern Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Main St. Joliet, Montana
Coordinates	45°29′05″N 108°58′09″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906
Built by	Wenzel & Marshall
MPS	Joliet Montana MRA
NRHP reference No.	86000891[1]
Added to NRHP	May 2, 1986

It is a two-story brick building, with brick laid in common bond, upon an irregular sandstone ashlar 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 Bear Creek, Montana. A block on the building reads "19 SMITH 06".^[2]