7-604: The Gallatin Gateway Inn is a Spanish-stucco style railroad hotel at Gallatin Gateway, Montana . The hotel is one of the "Historic Inns of America." The Gallatin Gateway Inn was opened on June 18, 1927. Constructed and operated by The Milwaukee Road ( Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ), the luxury hotel was reached by electrified railroad branch line that connected to the Milwaukee's main line at Three Forks, Montana . It
14-608: Is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County , Montana , United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 856. Elevation is 4,953 ft (1,510 m). The community is located along U.S. Route 191 in the valley of the Gallatin River , a north-flowing tributary of the Missouri River . US 191 leads north, then east 13 miles (21 km) to Bozeman and south 28 miles (45 km) to Big Sky . According to
21-509: The U.S. Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.4 km ), of which 5.8 square miles (15.1 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km ), or 1.83%, is water. Salesville was one of the pioneer towns, named for Z. Sales, who secured a saw mill started by J. J. Tomlinson, continuing the business on the West Gallatin river several years. With his family, he established
28-947: The 1980s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1980, a month before the Milwaukee Road left the Northwestern United States. Following a foreclosure in February 2013, the Inn was purchased and renovated by M&M Hospitality. In 2015 the building was leased to the Yellowstone Club to provide housing for Yellowstone Club, Spanish Peaks Mountain Club and Moonlight Basin employees. [REDACTED] Media related to Gallatin Gateway Inn at Wikimedia Commons Gallatin Gateway, Montana Gallatin Gateway
35-607: The town on his property, the name of the town being changed in 1927 to Gallatin Gateway, by The Milwaukee Road, when the town became the terminus of the branch line from Three Forks, carrying passengers for the trip through Yellowstone National Park by way of Gallatin Canyon. The passenger depot that was built at that time was established in the commodious Gallatin Gateway Inn built by the railroad. A good brick school house, some substantial business blocks and comfortable homes are found there. Opening June 17, 1927, The Gallatin Gateway Inn
42-450: Was among the first hotels in Montana with telephones in every room, and offered travelers access to Yellowstone National Park . Park buses took passengers from the hotel to the park. It was the first hotel built and operated by the Milwaukee Road. The hotel was originally built to promote tourism on the Milwaukee Road's Olympian and Columbian passenger trains. The hotel was restored in
49-743: Was touted as one of the most luxurious and beautiful hotels of the day. In 1980 the Inn received Historic Landmark designation after an extensive restoration effort (the Milwaukee Road left the Northwestern U.S. that year). Most of it is in Gallatin Gateway Elementary School District while a part of it is in Bozeman Elementary School District. All of it is in Bozeman High School District. The Bozeman elementary and high school districts are both
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