105 Main St
Ingomar, MT 59039
Retail Property For Sale

THE JERSEY WAS BUILT IN 1914 AS WILEY, CLARK AND GREENING BANK. IT WAS RECOGNIZED AND BECAME THE INGOMAR STATE BANK IN 1918. THE BANK CLOSED IN 1921 DUE TO MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS. THE BUILDING SAT EMPTY UNTIL 1933 WHEN CLYDE YESTERDAY OPENED THE OASIS BAR. IN 1948 IT BECAME THE JERSEY LILLY BAR AND CAFÉ WHEN BOB SEWARD PURCHASED IT. BOB SEWARD WAS ORIGINALLY FROM TEXAS SO IN TURN HE NAMED THE JERSEY AFTER JUDGE ROY BEANS JERSEY LILLY DOWN IN LANGRY, TEXAS. THE BACK BAR IS ORIGINAL TO THE BAR, BROUGHT UP ON RIVER BOAT FROM ST. LOUIS TO FORSYTH IN THE EARLY 1900’S. IT SAT IN FORSYTH DURING PROHIBITION THEN BROUGHT TO INGOMAR IN 1933 IN THE BACK OF A MODEL T. AS THE STORY GOES THIS IS WHY THERE ARE SCRATCHES IN THE MIRROR. 3 VAULTS ARE STILL VISIBLE IN THE BUILDING ALONG WITH THE CEMENT STRIP ON THE FLOOR WHERE THE TELLER WINDOWS ONCE WERE. THE CEILING IS ORIGINAL AND THE BAR SEATS PATRONS READY FOR A COLD BEER. THERE ONCE WAS AN ORIGINAL SPITOON STILL AT THE FEET OF PATRONS NOT LONG AGO. IN 1958 BOB SOLD THE BAR TO HIS SON BILL SEWARD, THE SECRET RECIPE OF THE WORLD FAMOUS BEANS PASSED ON. ALONG SIDE HIS SPECIAL POT OF BEANS PATRONS ARE SERVED SHEEP HERDERS HORS D’ OEUVRES. Property comes with an improved 12 space RV park with power and water at each stall.