Havre in Hill County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
A.D. Smith House
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2019
1. A.D. Smith House Marker
Inscription.
A.D. Smith House. . Alexander “Nosey” D. Smith came to Havre as a Great Northern Railroad conductor when the first trains came through town in the mid-1890s. He purchased two lots for $5 in 1897 and built this late Victorian Folk style home in 1902. Multi-light windows and the steeply pitched roof with rolled edges are reminiscent of an English cottage while Craftsman style elements include the tapered front columns. Inside, oak stair treads become pine as the stairway turns the corner. This may seem an expression of thrift, but the upstairs fixtures are silver. Smith, noted for his own beautifully kept yard, served several terms as street commissioner, transforming Havres streets from irregular, unsightly lanes into boulevards. He also installed both styles of the towns first streetlights. Smiths wife, Jennie, gave voice lessons and the couple had one son, Harry. Smith died in 1915. In 1926, Jennie sold the house to Dr. Arthur Husser and his wife, Rae. Dr. Hussers surgical practice was on First Street and his wife was a nurse at the Havre Clinic.
Alexander “Nosey” D. Smith came to Havre as a Great Northern Railroad conductor when the first trains came through town in the mid-1890s. He purchased two lots for $5 in 1897 and built this late Victorian Folk style home in 1902. Multi-light windows and the steeply pitched roof with rolled edges are reminiscent of an English cottage while Craftsman style elements include the tapered front columns. Inside, oak stair treads become pine as the stairway turns the corner. This may seem an expression of thrift, but the upstairs fixtures are silver. Smith, noted for his own beautifully kept yard, served several terms as street commissioner, transforming Havres streets from irregular, unsightly lanes into boulevards. He also installed both styles of the towns first streetlights. Smiths wife, Jennie, gave voice lessons and the couple had one son, Harry. Smith died in 1915. In 1926, Jennie sold the house to Dr. Arthur Husser and his wife, Rae. Dr. Hussers surgical practice was on First Street and his wife was a nurse at the Havre Clinic.
Erected by Montana Historical Society; Department of the Interior, National
Location. 48° 33.093′ N, 109° 40.796′ W. Marker is in Havre, Montana, in Hill County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 3rd Street, Havre MT 59501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Missouri River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boone/Dalrymple House
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
