Henry Dion Building

The Henry Dion Building is a commercial building constructed as an investment in 1905 by pioneer Henry Dion, with fancy arches and other fine detailing highlighting its façade. Its outer walls are made of softer, locally produced Glendive brick, while quality imported brick covers the façade. In 1907, during Dion’s term as mayor, Glendive’s first water plant was built and water was piped to users in wooden mains. Dion added a two-story frame addition that provided his commercial and residential tenants with running water and bathroom facilities. Historic maps show that the original first-floor tenants were the post office and a print shop equipped with a noisy hit-and-miss one-cylinder gasoline engine. William Ryan operated a saloon here in 1912, and during the 1920s it was Lee’s Pool Hall, where many youngsters received their first haircut on the raised platform in Lee’s front corner barbershop, an experience Frederic Dion later remembered as frightening.

Glendive, Montana · United States