{"id":2134,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:40:13","latitude":46.98665729999999740584826213307678699493408203125,"longitude":-104.1875923999999713487341068685054779052734375,"title":"Chappell Block","subtitle":"Wibaux Commercial Historic District","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/b97f27cda389850d47f1fd25805ce300.jpg","address":"109 South Wibaux Street, Wibaux, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":17,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"Prominent resident Stephen B. Chappell was the main financial contributor and owner of this magnificent edifice constructed in 1911. The building combines two structures that are unified by a single façade treatment. The Chappell Hotel, First State Bank, and a grocery store were the original occupants. Meticulous craftsmanship, colorful brickwork, and lavish architectural ornamentation above the two main entries result in a beautifully sophisticated example of early-twentieth-century architecture in a small western town.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Private","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/d5c72bd6-2c18-4e09-89f1-44d3ffbc2715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the Wibaux Commerical Historic District</a>","<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/56c2c218-3838-4cdf-a65c-04623e870016/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See photos of the Wibaux Commerical Historic District</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/b97f27cda389850d47f1fd25805ce300.jpg":{"id":455,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Chappell Block","description":"1. Wibaux Historic Commercial District<br />\r\nChappell Block<br />\r\n2. Wibaux, MT<br />\r\n3. William A. Babcock, Jr<br />\r\n4. June 1987<br />\r\n5. Montana State Historic Preservation Office, Helena, MT<br />\r\n6. Northeast<br />\r\n7. 18<br />\r\n[verso]<br />\r\nb&amp;w print | Official records of the Montana State Historic Preservation Office, Helena, Montana | June 1987 | William A. Babcock, Jr","thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/b97f27cda389850d47f1fd25805ce300.jpg"}}}