Telephone Building

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Telephone Building

Telephone Operator [Click here to view full size picture]

History for the Telephone Building
Edward Bell made plans for a telephone building that was built on his property on Moffat Avenue. The contractor was Julius Barnett, who started construction on the building on Monday, August 17, 1925. On October 1, 1925 the building was opened. The Telephone Building closed in the early 1960s along with the law office connected to it. Soon the building became apartments owned by “Ma” Billings. The building was sold in the mid 1960s and resold two or three more times after that. The building right now houses mini storage and Lift Up Of Routt County.

The Telephone Building Description
Located across the street from the Bell Mercantile on Moffat Avenue, is the telephone building. It is a one-story building with a basement. The floor plan is a rectangular shape. It is 30ft X 60ft. It is made out of brick, with a stucco finish. The roof is flat with a commercial storefront; it is made out of the same material as the rest of the building. The windows have a brick sill and the door is wooden. The trim of the top of the building is also made up of brick.

Information gathered with the help of Mike Yurich of the Historical Society of Oak Creek & Phippsburg by Rachel & Allie at Soroco High School, May 2004.