- Izaak Walton Inn
Infobox_nrhp | name =Izaak Walton Inn
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location=Essex, Montana
lat_degrees = 48 | lat_minutes = 16 | lat_seconds = 43.34 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 113 | long_minutes = 36 | long_seconds = 41.26 | long_direction = W
locmapin = Montana
area =
built =1939
architect= Miller,Addison, Co.
architecture= Bungalow/Craftsman
added =October 18 ,1985
governing_body = Private
refnum=85003235 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Izaak Walton Inn is a historic hotel in Essex,Montana , USA. It was originally built by the Great Northern Railway in1939 for lodging railway workers. The hotel was originally planned as a gateway toGlacier National Park , but that plan never materialized. [cite web |title= Amtrak - Great American Stations |publisher=Amtrak |date= |url= http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stationinfo/mt-essex/ |format= |accessdate=2007-02-01] [cite web |title= History of the Izaak Walton Inn |url= http://www.izaakwaltoninn.com/HISTORY&ABOUTUS.htm |accessdate= 2007-02-06] Today, the inn is at the only flag stop along the route of Amtrak's "Empire Builder ".The Tudor Revival inn was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in1985 . It is privately owned. [cite web |title= National Register of Historic Places, Montana - Flathead County |publisher=National Park Service ,United States Department of the Interior |url= http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/mt/Flathead/state.html |accessdate= 2002-02-06]Notes and references
Further reading
* Atkinson, Gail Shay (1985). "Izaak Walton Inn: A history of the Izaak Walton Inn and Essex, Montana", Kalispell?, Mont.: J.C. Atkinson. [http://worldcat.org/oclc/13581798 OCLC 13581798]
External links
* [http://www.gonorthwest.com/Montana/northwest/Essex.htm Essex, Montana at GoNorthwest.com website]
* [http://www.izaakwaltoninn.com/ Izaak Walton Inn website]
* [http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stationinfo/mt-essex/ Essex(ESM) Station, Great American Stations website]
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