Museum Brother Van House Museum

Address 113 Sixth Street North
Great Falls, MT 59401 View on Map Own or manage this business?

Website http://bvhousemuseum.home.bresnan.net Email bvhousemuseum@bresnan.net Phone 406-453-3114

Overview Service & Activities

About The Brother Van House Museum is the only Montana home of William Wesley Van Orsdel, fondly known as Brother Van. He lived in this century old house from 1910 until his death in 1919. Tour the home with a docent to retrace Brother Van's life who came to Montana in 1872 to "sing and preach and encourage people to be good." Stories of his adventures will raise the hair on your neck and bring a tear to your eye. Visit the bedroom with Brother Van's own furnishings to have a sense of what it was like to live in Montana at the turn of the 20th Century. Getting to know Brother Van is learning about the settlement of Montana and the part that the "Best Loved Man in Montana" played in making this the wonderful state that it is.

Contact

MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 1444
Great Falls, MT 59403

CONTACT 406-453-3114

Details

SEASON June 15 - August 15

HOURS Tuesdays 1:00pm - 5:00pm

RESERVATIONS Reservations Accepted, Walk-Ins Welcome

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS Brother Van House Museum is located in Great Falls. Turn north from Tenth Avenue south onto the one-way Sixth Street. Go north to Central and continue to 113 Sixth Street North. Turn right into alley and park on the east side of the Methodist Church.

SERVICES Parking Registered Historic Site Tour

ACTIVITIES Cultural Heritage Tour