Red Lodge
The Pollard Hotel
The Rocky Fork Coal Company's 1893 Spofford Hotel, the first brick building in Red Lodge, with a 1903 annex of 25 rooms; Thomas F. Pollard renamed it.
- Built
- 1893Built 1893 by the Rocky Fork Coal Company as the Spofford Hotel, first brick building in Red Lodge; annex of 25 rooms added 1903.
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The Rocky Fork Coal Company built the hotel as the Spofford, which welcomed its first guests on July 4, 1893. Thomas F. Pollard bought it about 1902 and renamed it, and an annex added 25 guest rooms in 1903. Early guests included Buffalo Bill Cody, Calamity Jane and William Jennings Bryan.
The ghost story
Montana's state tourism office says it is rumored that mysterious figures move through the third-floor hallways at night. Yellowstone Country reports sightings of a woman in a yellow gown and a prankish man called George.
Source: visitmt.com
Good to know
- Elevator
- Address: 2 North Broadway Avenue, Red Lodge, MT 59068
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.