Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Lawlor & Rowe Insurance Company
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
1. Lawlor & Rowe Insurance Company Marker
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Lawlor and Rowe Insurance Company. Butte National Historic Landmark District. Graceful arches and a lovely stone balustrade atop a stone cornice make this attractive Georgian Revival style building a perfect companion to the adjacent Water Company Building. Multi-paned windows trimmed in stone and brick, a dentil frieze below the cornice, and a pleasing symmetry achieved through door and window placement further define this popular revival style. Contractors Hans Pederson and George Nelson constructed the first floor circa 1909, and the second story was added in 1916 at a cost of $3,358. William V. Lawlor initially ran a real estate business here in 1909, but by 1910, James H. Rowe had joined him. The firm then became the Lawlor and Rowe Insurance Company, which handled real estate, fire insurance, and surety bonds.
Graceful arches and a lovely stone balustrade atop a stone cornice make this attractive Georgian Revival style building a perfect companion to the adjacent Water Company Building. Multi-paned windows trimmed in stone and brick, a dentil frieze below the cornice, and a pleasing symmetry achieved through door and window placement further define this popular revival style. Contractors Hans Pederson and George Nelson constructed the first floor circa 1909, and the second story was added in 1916 at a cost of $3,358. William V. Lawlor initially ran a real estate business here in 1909, but by 1910, James H. Rowe had joined him. The firm then became the Lawlor & Rowe Insurance Company, which handled real estate, fire insurance, and surety bonds.
Location. 46° 0.857′ N, 112° 32.261′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County.
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It is on West Granite Street near North Alaska Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 West Granite 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 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
