tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post2674515651048696718..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost Frederick Billings Mansion - No. 279 Madison AveTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-22499768326629431392019-12-11T09:43:17.200-08:002019-12-11T09:43:17.200-08:00The original Richardson Romanesque library in Bill...The original Richardson Romanesque library in Billings, Montana was donated in memory of the Billings family's son and brother. It became the Parmly Billings Memorial Library in 1901. The Billings family also donated the funds for two later additions to that building. The library stayed in the building until 1969. It moved into a former furniture store and remained there until 2014. A new library opened in 2015.<br /><br />After a few years, the original building was turned into the Western Heritage Center, a Smithsonian-affiliated museum and cultural center focused on the Yellowstone Valley.Library Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856094655474842028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-24713993041846771402017-12-04T13:16:05.542-08:002017-12-04T13:16:05.542-08:00Thank you for your clarificationsThank you for your clarificationsTom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-38135954614014189022017-12-04T11:11:30.821-08:002017-12-04T11:11:30.821-08:00Frederick and Julia Billings had seven children, R...Frederick and Julia Billings had seven children, Richard (1875-1931) was their youngest. Mary Montagu Billings French was not a Presbyterian Minister. And the New York mansion was left to Julia's surviving children at her death in 1914- Laura, Mary, Elizabeth and Richard.Mariannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-88221348758585044392016-10-17T10:45:39.221-07:002016-10-17T10:45:39.221-07:00The library in Billings, Montana is the Parmley Bi...The library in Billings, Montana is the Parmley Billings Library. The old Victorian mansion built for it still stands and is used as a community center while the library itself moved to a new modern building recently.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com