Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
831 West Granite
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
1. 831 West Granite Marker
Inscription.
831 West Granite. Butte National Historic Landmark District. The Queen Anne style is beautifully interpreted in this Victorian-era showpiece built circa 1891. The T-shaped residence features unusual elements including mock brick quoins at the corners and a large front window with an arched upper light of stained glass cutwork. The decorative bargeboard in the gable, common in early Carpenter Gothic styles on the frontier, is unusual for the 1890s in Butte. After several other occupants, Judge John Lindsay settled into the home in 1908. Lindsay came to Butte in 1889 as private secretary and legal counsel to Marcus Daly. Lindsay’s main task was examination of right-of-way titles for Daly’s railroad ventures. Lindsay went into private practice three years later, served a term as district judge and returned to private practice until his retirement in the late 1930s. Lindsay and his first wife, Cora, raised their three children here. She was bedridden after a stroke in 1916 and died in 1921. Lindsay later married Mrs. Kathryn Ryan. Widowed in 1943, Kathryn Lindsay remained at home until her death in 1950.
The Queen Anne style is beautifully interpreted in this Victorian-era showpiece built circa 1891. The T-shaped residence features unusual elements including mock brick quoins at the corners and a large front window with an arched upper light of stained glass cutwork. The decorative bargeboard in the gable, common in early Carpenter Gothic styles on the frontier, is unusual for the 1890s in Butte. After several other occupants, Judge John Lindsay settled into the home in 1908. Lindsay came to Butte in 1889 as private secretary and legal counsel to Marcus Daly. Lindsay’s main task was examination of right-of-way titles for Daly’s railroad ventures. Lindsay went into private practice three years later, served a term as district judge and returned to private practice until his retirement in the late 1930s. Lindsay and his first wife, Cora, raised their three children here. She was bedridden after a stroke in 1916 and died in 1921. Lindsay later married Mrs. Kathryn Ryan. Widowed in 1943, Kathryn Lindsay remained at home until her death in 1950.
46° 0.837′ N, 112° 32.92′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. Marker is on West Granite Street near North Excelsior Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 831 West Granite Street, Butte MT 59701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 821 West Granite (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Jackson Davis Home (within shouting distance of this marker); 815 West Granite (within shouting distance of this marker); John E. Davis Home (within shouting distance of this marker); 805 West Granite (within shouting distance of this marker); 834 West Quartz (within shouting distance of this marker); Scovil Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lillie (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Butte.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
2. 831 West Granite Residence and Marker
The maker is on the stone wall above the bed of the metallic blue pickup truck.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
