123 East Broadway - Philipsburg, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 46° 19.932 W 113° 17.640
12T E 323438 N 5133515
This building, constructed in 1910, is one of many buildings that went up in the boom years of the 1910s. For many years beginning in 1941 the home of the Philipsburg Mail newspaper, it is now home to a great candy store, The Sweet Palace.
Waymark Code: WMN054
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ZenPanda
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123 East Broadway
Local rancher Lee Degenhart financed the construction of this building in 1910. Fred Haverty, a contractor from Hall, Montana, who later ran a car dealership here in Philipsburg, was the builder. Design features include the original ornamental leaded glass and a decorative brick cornice. This and other commercial structures of like vintage illustrate the economic boom Philipsburg enjoyed between 1900 and 1914. The community’s weekly newspaper The Philipsburg Mail has been headquartered in this building since 1941.
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Describe the area and history:
You can tell when you're in a tourist town. One hint is when a town of fewer than 500 citizens has two big candy stores - one of which is in this building. This candy store is also a coffee shop, to cater to the locals as well as the tourists. In the other half of the building is a BBQ shop, home of Montana's best BBQ. At least that's what they claim. They do have some awards hanging on the walls inside to back up the claim, though.
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