Thirty-five years later, it still is the tallest hotel in Montana and holds the crown for being the tallest load-bearing brick masonry building in the world, according to Brian Trimble ...

BRICK — Attorneys and experts for a developer seeking to build a hotel, apartments and shops near Route 88 and Jack Martin Boulevard will likely have to start their months of testimony anew.

The Brick Hotel was "nothing I planned for," Lynn said ... She and her husband purchased the building, not yet knowing its fate but well aware of its past as a tavern and an inn.