In the 1890's, Kalispell was a frontier town with minimal services. There was no one in the immediate area with expertise to design and build the Conrad's dream home. The prosperous and bustling city of Spokane was home to many of the area's mining magnates and other prominent businessmen. Consequently, the Conrads traveled there to search for an architect. They met and commissioned Kirtland Cutter to design their home.

Cutter was one of the most influential architects in the Northwest at the time. He studied in Europe and a passion for architecture blossomed. He designed the Davenport Hotel and many of the homes in the Browne's Addition area of Spokane. He went on to design Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park and the Kootenai Lodge on Swan Lake, MT.
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