Miles City in Custer County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Stacy Residence

East Main Street Residential Historic District

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 11, 2020

1. Stacy Residence Marker

Inscription. Determined to bring the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad to Miles City, land developer, cattleman, and banker Lorenzo Stacy organized his fellow businessmen to secure and donate property for the railroad’s right-of- way. In 1908, the Milwaukee Road arrived, rewarding their efforts; that same year Stacy hired local architect Brynjulf Rivenes to design an elegant, if isolated home on the eighty acres he owned at the edge of Miles City. Rivenes’ eclectic design featured such classical details as a monumental, two-story back porch (enclosed in the 1920s) and a balustraded front porch with a central one-story portico; its hipped dormers, wide eaves, and Spanish roof tiles reflected the newly fashionable Prairie style. The “commodious and attractive residence of modern architectural design” did not remain isolated for long. The Milwaukee Railroad delivered the predicted boom, and Stacy found a ready market for lots. By 1915, when Stacy sold land to the city for Wibaux Park, his house had been joined by many others, and East Main Street had become home to Miles City’s most fashionable residences.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, and the Montana National Register Sign Program series lists.

Location. 46° 24.492′ N, 105° 49.964′ W. Marker is in Miles City, Montana, in Custer County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 59) and South Strevell Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2206 Main Street, Miles City MT 59301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Montana, in Custer Country and in the Powder River Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once

Stacy Residence and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 11, 2020

2. Stacy Residence and Marker

The marker is at the corner of the portico.

Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coleman Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); Anderson Bungalow (within shouting distance of this marker); Lukes / Love House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Gray Residence (about 500 feet away); Ed and Doris Love House (about 500 feet away); 2008 Main Street (about 600 feet away); Rinehart House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harry J. Horton Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miles City.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.