Kenney Block (Montana Saloon)

Kenney Block, home to the Montana Saloon, was a popular gathering place and one of Miles City’s oldest established businesses, regarded by connoisseurs as the perfect bar. The property was originally a saloon in 1893, then a fine saddlery from 1900 to 1907, before businessman James Kenney purchased it in 1908 for his Montana Saloon. Architect Brynjulf Rivenes designed the Renaissance Revival style façade in 1913, and the double structure was renamed the Kenney Block. The spacious saloon occupied half the ground-floor space and preserves one of the state’s best historic interiors, including the original pressed tin ceiling, three-pillared back bar, mosaic floor tiles, paddle fans, leather booths, wooden cooler, and leaded glass with a vintage bullet hole.

Miles City, Montana · United States