Big Timber · Downtown Big Timber
The Grand Hotel
Sheep rancher Jacob Halverson's 1890–91 hotel on McLeod Street, restored in the 1990s, with an 1890 saloon; most rooms have unattached baths.
- Built
- 1890–91Built 1890-91; builder Jacob Halverson.
- Style
- Railroad-era commercial masonry
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 14
- Area
- Downtown Big Timber
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Sheep rancher Jacob Halverson financed the $20,000 hotel in 1890, as the Northern Pacific’s 1883 depot turned Big Timber into a shipping center. It was one of the masonry buildings that replaced frame and sod-roofed structures along McLeod Street. Restored in the 1990s, it helped turn the commercial district around. It has a restaurant and a restored 1890 saloon.
The ghost story
Yellowstone Country's tourism office says the hotel is rumored to have footsteps from empty rooms, whispering voices and mysterious puddles.
Source: visityellowstonecountry.com
Good to know
- Breakfast: available
- Pets welcome
- Address: 139 McLeod Street, Big Timber, MT 59011
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.