Anaconda in Deer Lodge County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Barich Block
Anaconda Commercial Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 11, 2021
1. Barich Block Marker missing
Inscription.
Barich Block. Anaconda Commercial Historic District. Austrian immigrant George Barich came to Anaconda from Butte in 1883 to work at the smelter. He later turned to commercial business and, in 1892, commissioned builders Daniel Dwyer and John Cosgrove to construct the first floor of this block. Barich opened a saloon in the building, which he operated until his retirement in 1910. Dwyer and Cosgrove added the blocks second story in 1893. Its fourteen offices were soon converted to bachelor rooms as single men flooded Anacondas boardinghouses during the booming 1890s. Barich came to play an important civic role as a founder of St. Peters Austrian Roman Catholic Church and as agent for the North German Lloyd Steamship Company. In this capacity he helped newly arrived Austrians find suitable housing, work at the smelter, and the companionship of fellow immigrants. The Barich Block, now a primary element of the historic commercial district, was independently listed on the National Register in 1983. The upper story retains its original design, featuring fine ornamental brickwork and granite trim.
Austrian immigrant George Barich came to Anaconda from Butte in 1883 to work at the smelter. He later turned to commercial business and, in 1892, commissioned builders Daniel Dwyer and John Cosgrove to construct the first floor of this block. Barich opened a saloon in the building, which he operated until his retirement in 1910. Dwyer and Cosgrove added the blocks second story in 1893. Its fourteen offices were soon converted to bachelor rooms as single men flooded Anacondas boardinghouses during the booming 1890s. Barich came to play an important civic role as a founder of St. Peters Austrian Roman Catholic Church and as agent for the North German Lloyd Steamship Company. In this capacity he helped newly arrived Austrians find suitable housing, work at the smelter, and the companionship of fellow immigrants. The Barich Block, now a primary element of the historic commercial district, was independently listed on the National Register in 1983. The upper story retains its original design, featuring fine ornamental brickwork and granite trim.
Location. 46° 7.71′ N, 112° 56.856′ W. Marker is in Anaconda, Montana, in Deer Lodge County. It is on East Park Avenue (State Highway 1) near Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 East Park Avenue, Anaconda MT 59711, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically outhwest Montana, in Gold West Country, in Mining 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.
The marker was located to the right of the blue entrance.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 11, 2021
3. Old advertisment on the side of the Barich Block building
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
