Underground poker tables, ornate tea and unearthed art galore — the Montana Club, once open only to the most wealthy, has reopened four venues to the public in a $2.5 million revival.
Once upon a time, the Montana Club was the Queen City's playground for the rich and powerful. First built in 1885, it was the longest-running “gentlemen’s club” of its kind west of Minneapolis.
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A stained glass window inside the Montana Club with the Cathedral of Saint Helena in the background on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A chair with a hand-embroidered Montana Club logo sits inside the Oval Room on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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Seating is seen inside the Montana Club in Helena on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A view inside the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A chandelier hangs from the ceiling inside the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A yellow napkin sits on a table inside the Garden Room at the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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Montana Club General Manager Samantha DeWit talks about the stained glass inside of 1885 on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A photo of Julian Anderson hangs on a wall inside The Rathskeller on July 17 inside the Montana Club. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A Rathskeller sign is seen above a stage on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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The Montana Club logo is seen on the side of a lectern inside the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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Tory Vogler, events coordinator at the Montana Club, is seen in the reflection of a mirror in the Garden Room on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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An original copy of a C.M. Russell painting hangs on a wall inside the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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Events coordinator Tory Vogler, left, and Samantha DeWit, Montana Club general manager, look at costume sets inside the Garden Room on July 17 in Helena. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A child's costume set is seen in a box inside the Garden Room in the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A table is set inside the Garden Room at the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A dining room sits inside the Montana Club and is seen from a balcony in the Garden Room on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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Various prints of graphics hang on a wall inside the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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The Oval Room is seen on July 17 in the Montana Club. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A Montana Club logo etched into glass casts a logo on a wall inside the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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The Montana Club's 1885 is seen on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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A kitchen is seen inside the Montana Club on July 17. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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The Teddy Twain Poker Room is seen on July 17 inside the Montana Club. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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The Montana Club, 24 West 6th Ave. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
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The Montana Club, 24 West 6th Ave. SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record▲
One year into its grand reopening, the Original Montana Club is now host to four venues, public visiting hours and private membership for Helena's who's-who.