The White Sulphur Springs Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, was constructed around 1884 to replace a cluster of log cabins that had been used as tourist facilities. The hotel was built on the site of the "white sulphur hot springs" which had been known as Brewer Springs from 1867 to 1876.
James Scott Brewer established a bath house and a 12 foot by 12 foot plunge for medicinal use of the sulphur springs in 1872. In 1876, he sold his holdings to Dr. William Parberry, a local physician. Six years later, Parberry entered into an agreement with a group of Helena, Fort Benton, and White Sulphur Springs investors (Timothy E. Collins, Aaron Hershfield, and Henry Sieben), who bought the sulphur springs, 17 surrounding acres, and 1,000 city lots. In 1883, this group formed the White Sulphur Springs Association, with Aaron Hershfield, Helena, as its president.
Max Sklower, a Helena hotel owner, leased the White Sulphur Springs Hotel from the association from 1886 until May 1902. The hotel was then sold to B.J. Berger, a former Helena restaurant operator. The hotel remained open until it was destroyed by fire in the 1930s.
The records include one account journal and one general ledger.
This collection is arranged, chronologically, into one series: Financial Records.
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