Hotel Investment Company Records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of architectural drawings and blueprints from 1912 by G.H. Carsley and Cass Gilbert. The designs are for the Placer Hotel located in Helena, Montana. Drawings include interior and exterior plans for various aspects of the building including internal floor plans and external elevation plans.
Dates
- Creation: 1912
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Biographical / Historical
The Hotel Investment Company was an investment company located in Wilmington, Delaware. They were incorporated in Montana in 1911.
The Placer Hotel was built in 1912 and designed by architects Cass Gilbert and G.H. Carsley. The Placer Hotel immediately became competition for the Montana Club. At this time, women were not allowed to become members of the Montana Club, which made the Placer Hotel an appealing alternative for families. The Hotel was built with strong financial support from J.M.S. Neill. It was his intent to build the largest and best hotel of the region. The Placer Hotel was the product of this endeavor.
Extent
1 Folders, oversize
Abstract
This collection consists of architectural drawings from 1912 by G.H. Carsley and Cass Gilbert. The designs are for the Placer Hotel located in Helena, Montana.
Physical Location
Digital Services
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request.
Subject
- Placer Hotel (Helena, Mont.) (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Hotel Investment Company records 1912
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Maureen E. Connors
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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