But there wasn't much to be found. I saw an old photo proving that the station had indeed been built, and I learned that the architect had also done the landmark Milwaukee depots in Missoula and Great Falls ... but that was it, either about the building or the designer. Nearly always, small Montana towns like Musselshell used to get simple, standardized depot buildings, designs that were replicated dozens of times across a railroad system. Why did Musselshell, of all places, merit something this unique and cool?
A pointless question, I know, and I'll never find the answer ... but I still wonder about it.

http://milwaukeeroadarchives.com/Construction/Railway%20Age/1909%20December,%20Design%20of%20a%20Log%20Railway%20Station,%20Musselshell%20Depot,%20The%20National%20Builder.pdf
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