Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
821 West Granite
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
1. 821 West Granite Marker
Inscription.
821 West Granite. Butte National Historic Landmark District. In 1890, the sound of hammers echoed throughout Butte’s West Side, a result of the community’s phenomenal growth as it converted from a silver town to a copper metropolis. Butte grew over two hundred percent during the 1880s, and this home was one of many built to accommodate the newcomers, who numbered middle-class professionals as well as miners. Early residents included William and Christina Paxson, parents of well-known western painter Edgar S. Paxson, whose work includes six murals in the Montana state capitol building. William died at age eighty-three in 1908, and by 1910, the one-story, brick-veneered residence had become home to drugstore owner Charles Hoskins and his wife Mary Ann. The couple lived here with their children and a live-in servant until Charles’s death in 1934. Sometime between 1900 and 1916, owners added a large rear addition and a spacious front porch supported by Tuscan columns, a reflection of changing architectural taste. Fashion dictated classical simplicity rather than Queen Anne style excess after the turn of the century.
In 1890, the sound of hammers echoed throughout Butte’s West Side, a result of the community’s phenomenal growth as it converted from a silver town to a copper metropolis. Butte grew over two hundred percent during the 1880s, and this home was one of many built to accommodate the newcomers, who numbered middle-class professionals as well as miners. Early residents included William and Christina Paxson, parents of well-known western painter Edgar S. Paxson, whose work includes six murals in the Montana state capitol building. William died at age eighty-three in 1908, and by 1910, the one-story, brick-veneered residence had become home to drugstore owner Charles Hoskins and his wife Mary Ann. The couple lived here with their children and a live-in servant until Charles’s death in 1934. Sometime between 1900 and 1916, owners added a large rear addition and a spacious front porch supported by Tuscan columns, a reflection of changing architectural taste. Fashion dictated classical simplicity rather than Queen Anne style excess after the turn of the century.
Location. 46° 0.837′ N, 112° 32.899′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. Marker is on West Granite Street near North Alabama Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 821 West Granite Street, Butte MT 59701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The marker is on the post a the left edge of the house.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
