Frank Stephens was a wealthy man who owned real estate in Butte, Montana. 

 

Upstairs in the Stephen's Block were rooms for rent for men who had moved west seeking their fortunes. Marge Vincent - Coombs wrote: " the rooms were small with a 'bathroom down the hall'. "

Also upstairs was a Brothel. It is believed that Frank Stephens did not run the brothel, he just owned the building and the property. At street level in the Stephens Block was either a grocery store and meat market.

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