Forsyth in Rosebud County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Northway Residence

Forsyth Residential Historic District

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2020

1. Northway Residence Marker

Inscription. A truncated hipped roof reflects this circa 1895 home’s modest beginnings. Carpenters used shorter, less expensive pieces of lumber for hipped roofs than for triangular-shaped gable roofs. Owners added a full-length front porch (since removed) and a rear addition before 1903. That year Ida Northway purchased the residence, where she lived with her husband Joseph and their son Glen. Women like Ida often owned their family homes because in some circumstances their property could be protected from their husbands’ creditors. Montana’s boom-and-bust economy made any such protection welcome. An open range cowboy in the 1880s, Ida’s husband Joseph tried several businesses before his election as Rosebud County sheriff in 1902. He later owned a successful meat market at Tenth and Main, an easy walk from here. Ida, for her part, was a renowned homemaker. “Home was the dearest place of all to her,” according to her 1927 obituary. “...As a consequence, she kept it so that not only her own family delighted to be there, but her many friends to drop in for a little time of its fellowship.”

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list.

Location. 46° 16.035′ N, 106° 40.676′ W. Marker is in Forsyth, Montana, in Rosebud County. It is on Cedar Street near North 11th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1059 Cedar Street, Forsyth MT 59327, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Northern Cheyenne Nation,

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 Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2020

2. Northway Residence Marker

The marker is just over the picket fence, on the right.

marker: Wilson Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); 241 North Eleventh Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); Masonic Temple (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vananda State Bank Building (about 400 feet away); Forsyth Main Street Historic District (about 400 feet away); First Presbyterian Church and Manse (about 400 feet away); 310 North Eleventh Avenue (about 400 feet away); Taber Residence (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forsyth.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.