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Gleim Building
Gleim Building is located in Montana
Gleim Building
Gleim Building is located in the United States
Gleim Building
Location265 West Front Street,
Missoula, Montana
Coordinates46°52′20″N 113°59′50″W / 46.87222°N 113.99722°W / 46.87222; -113.99722
Built1893
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.90000653[1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 1990

The Gleim Building, 265 W. Front St., Missoula, Montana, was a brothel constructed in 1893 for Mary Gleim, a notorious madam who owned at least eight "female boarding houses". This building serves as an example of a vernacular adaptation of Romanesque architecture.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1][2]

The building features arched windows, checkerboard banding, and granite sills. The building's facade and its east and west sides have been restored to their original appearance. The building reflects the impact railroads had on Missoula early in its history.

Gleim sold the building in 1903, and its use as a brothel ended in 1916 when the city changed its laws. Subsequent owners operated a billiard parlor from the premises for several decades.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ William A. Babcock, Jr. (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:". National Park Service. Retrieved August 11, 2017. With two photos from 1989.


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