From 1865 to 1875 when Virginia City was Montana's territorial capital, the Territorial Legislature met on the second floor of this stone building. Constructed in 1864, it is Montana's oldest standing capitol building. The second floor also housed the Virginia City Lyceum, a small library for "civilized" young men. The retail clothing store of Greenhood, Bohm & Company, a national chain whose company salesmen traveled by stage across Montana, occupied the first floor. Their sign remains on the side of the building. After 1882, R.O. Hickman, then Jacob Albright operated the clothing store. In 1914 part of the 1890's storefront was removed and the building converted into the Dudley Garage.This property contributes to the Virginia City Historic District · Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior · In cooperation with the Montana Historical Society

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