The hotel was erected by bricklayer James Callaghan, who obtained a 98-year lease on the site commencing on January 1, 1918.

[2] The two-story yellow brick building overlooks the Big Horn River and originally had 70 rooms with a common bathroom at the end of each hall.

The exterior walls are capped and accented by red bricks in a soldier course.

The hot water was piped in a loop under the Big Horn River to temper it for bathing.

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