Kalispell in Flathead County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Yanicke House

West Side Historic District

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2020

1. Yanicke House Marker

Inscription. The Flathead Monitor declared in 1899 that the west side was way ahead of the east side with “a new residence being started there about every day.” By 1900, streets and sidewalks had replaced the open prairie. This Queen Anne style home was one of the first in the neighborhood, constructed between 1891 and the turn of the century. Carpenter/teamster William Yanicke came to Kalispell from South Dakota in 1900, purchasing this property where he and his wife, Susan, were in residence by 1901. Yanicke served as street commissioner in the 1910s and later as foreman for the city engineer. When the couple moved out of town to operate a poultry farm in 1925, daughter Lydia Relter and her husband Nerlie, a Kalispell grocer, then lived here until 1938. The cross-gabled plan, mixed exterior sidings (clapboard and decorative shingle work in the gable ends), and front and side porches are classic elements of the Queen Anne style. The wraparound porch at the rear and south bay window, also distinguishing features of the style, were later additions.

Erected by Montana Historical Society.

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Location. 48° 11.42′ N, 114° 18.937′ W. Marker is in Kalispell, Montana, in Flathead County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Avenue West and 8th Street West, on the right when traveling south on 3rd Avenue West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 748 3rd Avenue West, 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 Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Arthur L. Johnson Residence (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sundelius House (about 300 feet away); Metcalf House (about 400 feet

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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2020

2. Yanicke House and Marker

away); Ripke House (about 500 feet away); Hegranes House (about 500 feet away); Lee/O'Neil House (about 500 feet away); Elmer Sonstelie Residence (about 500 feet away); Pearce House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kalispell.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.