Glacier Park Lodge

Hill marketed the Park as an "American Alps", and many of the facilities were developed like Swiss alpine hotels.

The lodge is located at the foot of the Rocky Mountain Front, where the Great Northern begins its climb over the Lewis Range via Marias Pass from the east.

[1] The Great Northern commissioned Samuel L. Bartlett of St. Paul, Minnesota as the architect for the Glacier Park Lodge, but Hill controlled every major aspect of the design, having temporarily stepped down from the presidency of the Great Northern to oversee the Glacier hotel projects.

Hill bought 160 acres (65 ha) of land belonging to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation at what was then known as Midvale after a special act of Congress in 1912 granted him negotiating rights.

The Lodge was based on the Forestry Building at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon.

[1] The huge timber for the hotel arrived at the site by rail in April 1912, specially cut before the sap had risen in the trees to ensure that the bark stayed attached.

The contractor was Evensta & Company of Minneapolis, who used a siding from the main line to deliver the materials directly to the site.

The addition is a four-story structure to the south of the main building, connected by an enclosed breezeway with intimate seating areas.

It features projecting bays with three story log balconies, covered by broad hooded gables.