Kalispell in Flathead County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
504 Fourth Avenue East
East Side Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 19, 2020
1. 504 Fourth Avenue East Marker
Inscription.
504 Fourth Avenue East. East Side Historic District. Founded in 1891 by the Great Northern Railway, Kalispell boasted 651 residents in its first year, growing to 2,500 people by 1900. Confident of finding tenants in the booming community, bricklayer John Lundberg built a one- and-one-half story duplex on this lot in the early 1890s. Possibly the first brick residence in the city, the solid- looking structure featured patterned shingles in its gable ends and a wraparound porch. Lundberg placed the kitchens in the rear under separate roof, a common practice in the nineteenth century to minimize fire risk. Bucket brigades could more easily reach a one-story roof, perhaps saving the main house in case of a kitchen fire. The side-gabled duplex saw five different owners between 1894 and 1920 and provided comfortable
Founded in 1891 by the Great Northern Railway, Kalispell boasted 651 residents in its first year, growing to 2,500 people by 1900. Confident of finding tenants in the booming community, bricklayer John Lundberg built a one- and-one-half story duplex on this lot in the early 1890s. Possibly the first brick residence in the city, the solid- looking structure featured patterned shingles in its gable ends and a wraparound porch. Lundberg placed the kitchens in the rear under separate roof, a common practice in the nineteenth century to minimize fire risk. Bucket brigades could more easily reach a one-story roof, perhaps saving the main house in case of a kitchen fire. The side-gabled duplex saw five different owners between 1894 and 1920 and provided comfortable
Marker is in Kalispell, Montana, in Flathead County. It is at the intersection of 4th Avenue East and 5th Street East, on the right when traveling south on 4th Avenue East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 504 4th Avenue East, Kalispell MT 59901, 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, 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 December 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
