Another rainy day, so here we are in Kalispell, just up the street from Amber's house...the Conrad Mansion sits on a bluff overlooking the valley and the Swan mountain range. Charles Conrad was a founder of Kalispell, and came here in 1891. After working in Fort Benton, Montana, for 4 years with his brother, at a shipping firm which they eventually bought, he diversified and founded Conrad National Bank, among other ventures. He and his wife, Alicia, had 3 children, the youngest of whom lived in this home until 1964. In 1974, she gave the Conrad Mansion to the city of Kalispell in memory of her parents. The house is three stories, and contains 13,000 square feet of living space. There is an elevator to all three floors, among several other "modern" wonders.
An added perk was that the lady who gave us the tour grew up in Forest Lake, MN, about 25 miles from where we lived. All during the tour, we would remember names from living there, and discovered we had a lot of acquaintances in common.....small world, for sure!
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