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Dude Rancher Lodge

Percy and Annabel Goan's 1950 motel, meant to evoke a frontier cabin or ranch, keeps its knotty pine walls, ranch-style furniture and carpets.

Dude Rancher Lodge
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Built
1950Two-story U-shaped motel built 1950; interior largely unchanged per the nomination.
Style
Ranch
Type
Inn
Rooms
56
Area
Downtown Billings
Credentials
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The story

Percy and Annabel Goan built the Dude Rancher in 1950, meant to evoke a frontier cabin or ranch and to express their love of the Old West. The two-story U-shaped motel faces North 29th Street. Nearly all of its interior survives, including knotty pine walls, ranch-style furniture and specially commissioned carpets. The National Register cites it as a fine local example of Ranch-style architecture.

Good to know

  • Breakfast: available
  • Address: 415 North 29th Street, Billings, MT 59101
Sources (2)

Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.