Current Projects
Brief Overview of Our Current Projects.
The Blasdel Barn, Montana
This beautiful piece of Montana History was built in 1908. The actual story of it (coming directly from the family that once owned it) is that it was built on a stolen payroll many moons ago and has since, seen worlds beyond most of us could even fathom. The Blasdel Barn has only been within two families (The Porter’s and The Blasdel’s). It is one of the biggest barns in the Flathead Valley, and is one of the most photographed barns in Montana. Its massive size, gorgeous landscape and extensive history gives this barn more character than the life it’s seen.
The 116 year old structure (2024) and counting is on the National Historical Society Registrar and is owned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It is extremely dilapidated and needs your help to come back to the “original” state as well as repurposed into something the community will be able to enjoy and prosper from.
We have a variety of plans for this project and it is a massive undertaking that will benefit the local economy as well as the beautiful state of Montana.
To keep up-to-date on the project, and it’s progress, subscribe to our email list. We will have blueprints and many other items to look through as this project gets rolling.
Please also take a few moments to ask any and all questions, as well as donate to the cause (every dollar counts). We want to help you preserve this historical community so our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and beyond can enjoy the architecture just as we have through our generations.
We plan to help reclaim, restore and repurpose our beautiful historical landscapes one brick, one piece of wood, one story and one building at a time.
Hotel Deer Lodge, Montana
The Hotel Deer Lodge was built in 1912 as a lavish railroad hotel, one of the finest in Montana. The Hotel Deer Lodge featured amenities like an elevator as well as hot and cold running water. Up until the 1980’s when it closed and fell into disrepair, Hotel Deer Lodge served as a vibrant social hub. After several failed revivals and many years of neglect, the historic building (even though it had a variety of ideas of how to preserve it) was falling into a deeper hole of lost opportunities.
As of the 24th day of September 2025 New Ownership and a New Board of 9 possible Directors were voted in. Putting the long past of failed preservation attempts to rest. Moving forward we will due our diligence to head this project in the most positive of directions, and help bring our community together.
With this, we need Your Help! For project Hotel Deer Lodge, you can either continue to donate here, or you can also visit The Deer Lodge Hotel Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/DeerLodgeHotel/
Help us support preserving this beautiful hotel and receive more valuable updates on our progress through Hotel Deer Lodge Facebook Page.
Please join us in celebrating this magnificent achievement and help us pave the road forward to a new beginning with the new ownership of The Hotel Deer Lodge.