Miles City in Custer County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Walrond and Elizabeth Snell House
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 11, 2020
1. Walrond and Elizabeth Snell House Marker
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Log cabins and canvas tents lined Miles Citys Main Street when Walrond Snell and William Ladd opened their crockery business in the late 1870s. Snell sold his interests in 1883, returning to his native England to marry his sweetheart, Elizabeth Carter. Meanwhile, Ladd commissioned Miles Citys only architect, Bryon Vreeland, to build this home on Lake Street. The original T-shaped dwelling, the first brick home east of the railroad tracks, stood in the empty prairie. While Ladd continued in business, Snell returned with his bride to take up sheep ranching. He became a prominent stockman and contributor to Montanas wool industry. In 1891, Snell purchased his former partners home. The Snells moved to town so their six children could attend school. Elizabeth Snell was the first local music and piano teacher, and the family moved in the most elite social circles. Snell served the community in a variety of civic capacities. He was director of the First National Bank, a county commissioner, and a founder of the Custer County Building Association. In the 1910s, the Snells expanded their home with an addition at the rear, which
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featured newly available plate glass windows and a stylish wraparound porch. A central Gothic pavilion, French Second Empire arched windows, and stepped triangle brickwork in the gable are distinctive hallmarks of Vreelands original plans. Significant for its association with the prominent Snell family, this charming home is equally important as the last surviving example of Vreelands once-popular central pavilion design.
Location. 46° 24.267′ N, 105° 50.288′ W. Marker is in Miles City, Montana, in Custer County. It is at the intersection of South Lake Street (Avenue) and Dickinson Street, on the right when traveling north on South Lake Street (Avenue). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 402 South Lake Street (Avenue), Miles City MT 59301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally,
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 11, 2020
2. Walrond and Elizabeth Snell House and Marker
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 Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 11, 2020
3. Walrond and Elizabeth Snell House
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
