L and L Building | |
Location | 2624 Minnesota Avenue, Billings, Montana |
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Coordinates | 45°46′53″N 108°30′07″W / 45.78139°N 108.50194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1893 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 08001227 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 19, 2008 |
The L and L Building is a historic two-story building in Billings, Montana. It was designed in the Italianate style, and built in 1893-1896 by Sam and Yee Quong Lee, two brothers who were born in China and emigrated to the United States in 1865. [2] It housed a dry goods store, a restaurant, and a lodging house until the late 1910s, when the first floor was remodelled as a saloon and a liquor store. [2] It later housed the Arcade Bar, [2] which became known as "an eyesore and a gathering spot for the city's criminal underbelly," [3] The bar closed temporarily after it was raided by the police, who arrested a bartender and two customers on marijuana charges in January 1993, [4] and it closed down in May 1994. [5] The building was refurbished in 2004–2006. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 19, 2008. [1]
L and L Building | |
Location | 2624 Minnesota Avenue, Billings, Montana |
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Coordinates | 45°46′53″N 108°30′07″W / 45.78139°N 108.50194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1893 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 08001227 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 19, 2008 |
The L and L Building is a historic two-story building in Billings, Montana. It was designed in the Italianate style, and built in 1893-1896 by Sam and Yee Quong Lee, two brothers who were born in China and emigrated to the United States in 1865. [2] It housed a dry goods store, a restaurant, and a lodging house until the late 1910s, when the first floor was remodelled as a saloon and a liquor store. [2] It later housed the Arcade Bar, [2] which became known as "an eyesore and a gathering spot for the city's criminal underbelly," [3] The bar closed temporarily after it was raided by the police, who arrested a bartender and two customers on marijuana charges in January 1993, [4] and it closed down in May 1994. [5] The building was refurbished in 2004–2006. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 19, 2008. [1]