Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Mantle ⎯⎯⎯ Henderson & Bielenberg Building
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
1. Mantle / Henderson & Bielenberg Building Marker
Inscription.
Mantle, also, Henderson and Bielenberg Building. Butte National Historic Landmark District. A graceful semicircular arched entry of rough quarried stone is a striking feature of this three-story commercial/residential building that once housed the publisher of the Butte Miner. Built circa 1890 by pioneer stockman/financier N. J. Bielenberg, the first floor was remodeled in 1891 to accommodate the publishing company. By 1900, Western Union Telegraph occupied the first floor, offices were on the second floor, and the third floor contained a lodging house and a recreation hall. A sign on the buildings east side advertises the Creamery Cafe, a longtime favorite eatery and later tenant. Exceptional interior finishings include a beautiful tin ceiling, an open stairwell with a skylight above, maple floors, and varnished pine woodwork. The grand cast iron, brick, and stone faηade with its repetitive arch motif is today a substantial reminder of Buttes Victorian-era prosperity.
A graceful semicircular arched entry of rough quarried stone is a striking feature of this three-story commercial/residential building that once housed the publisher of the Butte Miner. Built circa 1890 by pioneer stockman/financier N. J. Bielenberg, the first floor was remodeled in 1891 to accommodate the publishing company. By 1900, Western Union Telegraph occupied the first floor, offices were on the second floor, and the third floor contained a lodging house and a recreation hall. A sign on the buildings east side advertises the Creamery Cafe, a longtime favorite eatery and later tenant. Exceptional interior finishings include a beautiful tin ceiling, an open stairwell with a skylight above, maple floors, and varnished pine woodwork. The grand cast iron, brick, and stone faηade with its repetitive arch motif is today a substantial reminder of Buttes Victorian-era prosperity.
Location. 46° 0.826′ N, 112° 32.195′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. It is on West Broadway Street near North Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15-19 West Broadway Street, Butte MT 59701, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
