Gillian Hall and Fraternity Hall are preserved in Elkhorn State Park, Montana, USA

Two original buildings, outstanding examples of American frontier architecture, are preserved and open to the public as Elkhorn State Park (managed by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; and recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey). Gillian Hall (left) was built in the 1880s and served as a store, saloon, and dance hall. Fraternity Hall (right), was built in the 1890s for shows, dances, and lodge meetings. The silver, gold and lead mines at Elkhorn began booming in 1875, then declined in 1892 as silver prices dropped. A few miners still work the Elkhorn mines and live in private homes near these historic State Park buildings within Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Directions: I-15 at Boulder exit, 7 miles south on Montana 69, then 11 miles north on county graveled road. (Lat 46.275, Lng -111.946)

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Two original buildings, outstanding examples of American frontier architecture, are preserved and open to the public as Elkhorn State Park (managed by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; and recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey). Gillian Hall (left) was built in the 1880s and served as a store, saloon, and dance hall. Fraternity Hall (right), was built in the 1890s for shows, dances, and lodge meetings. The silver, gold and lead mines at Elkhorn began booming in 1875, then declined in 1892 as silver prices dropped. A few miners still work the Elkhorn mines and live in private homes near these historic State Park buildings within Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Directions: I-15 at Boulder exit, 7 miles south on Montana 69, then 11 miles north on county graveled road. (Lat 46.275, Lng -111.946)