Blue Front Rooming House

Blue Front Rooming House
Blue Front Rooming House is located in Montana
Blue Front Rooming House
Location1187 Main St., Forsyth, Montana
Coordinates46°16′02″N 106°40′32″W / 46.26722°N 106.67556°W / 46.26722; -106.67556 (Blue Front Rooming House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSForsyth MPS
NRHP reference No.90000085[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1990

The Blue Front Rooming House, at 1187 Main St. in Forsyth, Montana, was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

It has also been known as the Swanland Hotel. It was deemed "significant as an excellent surviving example of an early twentieth-century residential lodging facility."[2]

It is a two-story brick 25 by 40 feet (7.6 m × 12.2 m) commercial building. Its facade is faced with light-colored commercial brick; the sides are red brick, probably locally produced.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Mark A. Hufstetler (November 1, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Blue Front Rooming House / Swanland Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved August 21, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1989