Moss Mansion Museum, Billings, MT

One of the must-see places to visit here, is the Moss Mansion Museum. Designed by New York architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, designer of the original Waldorf Astoria and Plaza Hotels, the mansion showcases inspired architecture, unrivaled craftsmanship and exquisite décor.

Preston Boyd Moss or P.B. Moss was born September 28, 1863, in Paris, Missouri. One of the original entrepreneurs in the area, he became very prominent in banking, organized the first dial telephone company in the area, founded a newspaper that was a forerunner of the Billings Gazette, and started a central heating plant and the Billings Utility Company.

Partnering with H.W. Rowley, Moss developed the Billings Light and Water Power Company and the Northern Hotel. He assisted other prominent local citizens in development of local irrigation, the sugar factory, and the Billings Polytechnic Institute (now Rocky Mountain College). He started a bentonite toothpaste factory and a meat packing plant. In the early 1900s, Moss and another partner ran 80,000 head of sheep bearing the Moss-Snidow brand and several thousand head of cattle.

Moss served as a trustee of the school district and unsuccessfully ran as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in 1922. Needless to say, P.B. Moss was a very prominent citizen and contributor to the success of early Billings. His house, now a museum, is managed by the Billings Preservation Society.

Rather than post the many pictures taken, the following link should direct you to the pictures on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/PHsqc9guQL-udyiC0N1Sow.WYo8rmKsRyXmcV1yVB1Xau

Tomorrow we say good bye to Billings and our family here, and head west toward Washington state and more adventures. So, as I always say, stay tuned ...