The Belton Chalets are a complex of historic hotel buildings in the village of West Glacier, Montana, near the western entrance to Glacier National Park. The chalet was built in 1910 by the Great Northern Railway as the first component of the railroad's ambitious program of hotel, road, and trail construction in Glacier. The buildings featured a "Swiss Chalet" architectural style that set the style for much of the Great Northern's building program in Glacier. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... West Glacier is a small, unincorporated town in eastern Flathead County, Montana, United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... There is also a non-adjoining national park in Canada by the same name. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... A Great Northern EMD F7 Locomotive. ...
The railway sold the chalet buildings in 1946, and the main hotel building stood empty for most of the next five decades, while a cafe and bar intermittently operated in the old dining hall. In 1997 ,the property was acquired by new owners who undertook a $1 million restoration of the entire complex, and the hotel reopened beginning with the 1998 summer season. [1] The chalet buildings were designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2000. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... USS Constitution. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...