Dumas Brothel
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The Dumas Brothel (formerly the Dumas Hotel) was a famous bordello in Butte, Montana in the United States. It was built in 1891 and is widely considered to be the longest-running house of prostitution in U.S. history.
The hotel was the largest and grandest of the houses of prostitution in the strip of houses of prostitution in Butte known as the "Line". The rear entrance of the hotel was in a small brick-lined alley off Wyoming Street known as Venus Alley, the location of small cubicles called "cribs".
The hotel is now operated as a museum which features items such as a wind-up vibrator weighing ten pounds and other assorted items left over from the Brothel's busier days. No such items are available in the musuem's giftshop. However, tourists can have their pictures taken in period garb by professional on-site photographers in rooms once used for less wholesome activities. According to a popular legend, the building is haunted.
External link
- Dumas Brothel Museum (http://www.butteamerica.com/dumas.htm)