JHersh Realty, LLC in Southwest Montana
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Open House in Ennis, MT
Open house in Ennis, MT. 11 June 2023, from 1pm to 2pm. Don’t miss this fantastic home in Montana!
This property has a lot to offer. The mother-in-law suite in the walkout basement holds the second kitchen in the home. Two of the bedrooms, on the main floor, have their own private full bathrooms. Vaulted ceilings give way to an airy, sunshiney, open floor plan. This home embraces gorgeous views, year round. In the winter, sit cozily by the fireplace and peer through the abundance of windows gazing upon the Madison and Gravelly Mountains. In the summer, find peace and quiet while drinking in the landscape from a partially covered porch. This home has on-demand hot water, reverse osmosis, fiber optic internet, and an automatic gate at the end of the driveway. The garage, with workbench, is heated. There is a concrete slab and power source just outside the walkout basement, ready for a hot tub. A little over six acres gives you just the right amount of elbow room. In this quiet corner of Montana, you are a short distance from exploring acres and acres of public land.
Helena, Montana’s State Capital
How did Helena become Montana’s capital? Was it the architecture?
Helena, Montana’s capitol is ornate and worth taking the time to walk through.
This coming Thursday is REALTOR® Day in Montana’s State Capitol. As I gear up for this occasion, I was thinking . . .
If you have a chance to go to Helena, Montana, I highly recommend that you visit the capitol. It’s a beautiful building. As a fan of architecture I studied art history in college, have traveled through Europe several times, and grew up frequenting historic theaters. I am not an expert, but I love architecture. After I moved to Montana, about a decade ago, I became homesick for such things. Montana’s capitol building is a great place to feast on decorative mouldings.
Truthfully, there are plenty of places in Montana to quench architectural yearnings. Even in the smallest of towns. The “Treasure State” is dotted with hidden gems. You just have to step through a front door.
Many county seats, in particular, have gorgeous, ornate structures housing their local government offices. From what I have been told, though I have not been able to verify this story, county courthouses were a factor in determining who received the honor of becoming Montana’s state capital. According to the story that I was told by a woman who was born and raised in Montana, there was a competition among the counties. Whoever built the most stunning courthouse would be granted worthy of becoming the state capital. Apparently, Helena won.
Montana’s state capitol is like walking through an art museum.
It’s a story that is easy to believe, when you travel across Montana and duck your head into the various county courthouses. Remember, Montana is sparsely populated. And was a sparsely populated frontier in its early statehood as well. For members of communities to put so much stock into their courthouses makes sense with this story. I just don’t know if it’s true.
At any rate, wherever you are traveling through Montana, take a moment to take a gander of the detailed historic buildings, even in the still quiet corners of Montana.
https://www.beyondroadsigns.com/beyond-road-signs/2023/2/7/how-did-helena-become-montanas-state-capital