Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Butte Telephone Company
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
1. Butte Telephone Company Marker
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Butte Telephone Company. Butte National Historic Landmark District. The end of a long court battle between Amalgamated Copper and renegade mine entrepreneur F. Augustus Heinze in 1906 brought about an unprecedented building boom. The Beaux Arts style, with its grandiose composition and exuberant detail, was the perfect faηade to symbolize Buttes new-found optimism. Prolific Montana architect George Shanley designed this three-story office building in 1907 for the Montana Independent Telephone Company. Home of the Butte Water Company since 1918, the structure, with its slender Ionic columns, arcade, and balconies, comprises one of a group of civic buildings in this expressive style.
The end of a long court battle between Amalgamated Copper and renegade mine entrepreneur F. Augustus Heinze in 1906 brought about an unprecedented building boom. The Beaux Arts style, with its grandiose composition and exuberant detail, was the perfect faηade to symbolize Buttes new-found optimism. Prolific Montana architect George Shanley designed this three-story office building in 1907 for the Montana Independent Telephone Company. Home of the Butte Water Company since 1918, the structure, with its slender Ionic columns, arcade, and balconies, comprises one of a group of civic buildings in this expressive style.
Location. 46° 0.857′ N, 112° 32.267′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. It is on West Granite Street near North Alaska Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lawlor & Rowe Insurance Company (here, next
The marker is on the second column from the right.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
3. Butte Telephone Company Building
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 268 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
