Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
John S. Johnston House
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2019
1. John S. Johnston House Marker
Inscription.
John S. Johnston House. . Missoula blossomed at the turn of the twentieth century as railroad transportation facilities expanded, securing the towns prominence as a trade, manufacturing, and lumbering center for western Montana. As Missoula gained importance, this residential area enjoyed increased status as a fashionable upper-middle-class neighborhood. Prior to 1902, builder-carpenter John S. Johnston had purchased this property, which included a small one-story wood-frame dwelling. Between 1902 and 1912 a two-story Queen Anne style addition was constructed to the front of the original structure. The finished residence was a worthy contribution to the now prestigious neighborhood. It was probably Johnston himself, working from a pattern book, who skillfully crafted the new residence around the old. The irregular plan is typical of Queen Anne design and includes a corner turret with conical roof and wide wraparound porch with Doric columns. Decorative bracketing beneath the turret roof, narrow clapboard siding, and beautiful curved and leaded glass reveal tasteful and meticulous attention to detail. A tin-ceilinged dining room and exquisite interior finishing disclose the loving hand of a talented craftsman. The original structure was altered to serve as the kitchen, but the Queen Anne addition remains an intact and remarkably well-preserved example of period architecture.
Missoula blossomed at the turn of the twentieth century as railroad transportation facilities expanded, securing the towns prominence as a trade, manufacturing, and lumbering center for western Montana. As Missoula gained importance, this residential area enjoyed increased status as a fashionable upper-middle-class neighborhood. Prior to 1902, builder-carpenter John S. Johnston had purchased this property, which included a small one-story wood-frame dwelling. Between 1902 and 1912 a two-story Queen Anne style addition was constructed to the front of the original structure. The finished residence was a worthy contribution to the now prestigious neighborhood. It was probably Johnston himself, working from a pattern book, who skillfully crafted the new residence around the old. The irregular plan is typical of Queen Anne design and includes a corner turret with conical roof and wide wraparound porch with Doric columns. Decorative bracketing beneath the turret roof, narrow clapboard siding, and beautiful curved and leaded glass reveal tasteful and meticulous attention to detail. A tin-ceilinged dining room and exquisite interior
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finishing disclose the loving hand of a talented craftsman. The original structure was altered to serve as the kitchen, but the Queen Anne addition remains an intact and remarkably well-preserved example of period architecture.
Erected by Montana National Register Sign Program.
Location. 46° 52.597′ N, 113° 59.813′ W. Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. It is on West Alder Street near North Orange Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 412 West Alder Street, Missoula MT 59802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Montana and in Glacier Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2019
2. John S. Johnston House and Marker
The marker is to the right of the steps.
and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 389 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
