The Hester E. Suydam Boarding House, at 209 W. River St. in Fromberg, Montana, was built in 1907.

[1] It is a two-story, hip-roofed clapboarded multiple dwelling building, resting upon a concrete foundation.

[2][Note 1] It was built for Mrs. Suydam, who had operated a boarding house in Gebo, Montana, but turnover of ownership of coal mines there contributed to her perceiving Fromberg to be a more stable location.

[2] The new building was designed to appear as a large single family house, "providing inhabitants with a homelike atmosphere".

According to its National Register nomination, "Those individuals to live at Mrs. Suydam's boarding house were reflective of Fromberg's diverse population base.