VFW Club
National Register of Historic Places

VFW Club

Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana
Listed
August 25, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
88001287

About this property

The building of the VFW Club (Veterans of Foreign Wars Club), at 930 Adirondac in Hamilton, Montana, US, was built in around 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is a one-and-a-half-story woodframe building, built by veterans of World War I, including Grundy Nichols who employed his team of horses and a slip to help excavate the basement. Early charter members also included Wilbur Vallance, Lawrence Waters, and Cecil Tucker. Nichols' war service was in the Siberian Wolf Hound Division; he served for 13 months as a guard on the railroad going inland to "Lake Bycol" (sic, presumably meaning Lake Baikal, which was crossed by the Trans-Siberian Railway).

Location

930 Adirondac
Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana
46.25499, -114.17206

Categories

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When was VFW Club listed on the National Register?

VFW Club was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1988.

What type of historic resource is VFW Club?

VFW Club is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for VFW Club?

The period of significance for VFW Club is recorded as the civil_war era.

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