Moss Mansion
Visiting Moss Mansion
During your visit to this Billings, Montana attraction, enjoy a guided tour of the historic house and experience life as a member of a well-to-do family of the early 20th century. Outdoors you can wander Moss Mansion’s lush gardens and grounds. Be sure to stop by Moss Mansion Gift Shop.
Moss Mansion Tour
Begin your guided tour of Moss Mansion with a 15-minute video that explores the activities of the Moss family and the role of Preston Moss in the development of Billings. Then, enjoy a guided tour of Moss Mansion, capturing turn-of-the-century life as the prominent Moss family lived it.
Exterior
Designed by New York architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, designer of the original Waldorf Astoria and Plaza Hotels, Moss Mansion is a red sandstone, three story, English Renaissance mansion listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Interior
The Moss Mansion represents an era of styles, decorations, and furnishings that were popular on a national scale at the turn of the century. Well preserved by the Moss family with very few alterations, the 28-room home is well fixed with most of the original contents and design features, including interior curtains, wall coverings, furniture, light fixtures, carpets and color. Delight in wood paneling, walls adorned with gold threading, hand painted walls and ceilings, marble fireplaces, columns and elegant décor. Displayed throughout the Mansion are artifacts that once belonged to the Moss family, including furniture, quilts, needlepoint, a harp, paintings and beautiful sets of dinnerware.
Historic Gardens and Grounds
Take the time to wander the Moss Mansion’s gardens and grounds after your guided tour of the Mansion. Don’t forget your camera, the gardens and grounds offer a number of unique photo opportunities.
Shop the Gift Shop
Be sure to stop by the Gift Shop, located on the lower level of Moss Mansion. Gifts and keepsakes related to Moss Mansion, Billings and Montana are all available to purchase including Moss Mansion, a 33-page informational booklet.
Travel Tips
- Moss Mansion is ADA compliant.
- Moss Mansion hosts special events throughout the year. Visit the official Moss Mansion website to find out about special events taking place during your visit.
- In addition to your guided tour of Moss Mansion, special exhibits showcased in the third floor ballroom feature incredible artifacts from the Moss Collection. Examples of past exhibits include Meet the Moss Family and the Past-times and Passions of the Moss Family.
Moss Mansion, Billings, MT
Visit Moss Manson and experience life as the Moss family did as part of this group motorcoach vacation package. Located on the corner of Division and Clark Streets in downtown Billings, Montana, Moss Mansion is an elegantly restored, turn-of-the-century mansion built by entrepreneur Preston Boyd Moss in 1903, greatly influencing the culture of Billings, Montana. Moss Manson was the family residence for the Preston Boyd Moss family for 81 years. Shortly after the last family member passed away in 1884, the Billings Preservation Society bought the Moss Mansion to inspire, educate and facilitate historic and cultural preservation activities for locals and visitors. Today Moss Mansion draws thousands of visitors each year, who come to explore the Mansion, gardens and gift shop and experience a variety of signature community events.
