Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Quartz Street Fire Station
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
1. Quartz Street Fire Station Marker
Inscription.
Quartz Street Fire Station. Butte National Historic Landmark District. A catastrophic fire in 1879 destroyed all evidence of Butte’s first commercial district. Wooden buildings were subsequently outlawed on Main Street, but even so, fire has altered the commercial landscape in every decade from 1879 to the present. This indispensable community fire hall, completed in 1900, served as the Butte headquarters until the 1970s. The station, with its three garage bays, housed the fire chief and twenty-two men. A corrugated metal tower above the roof at the rear was used for hanging hoses. The building, rehabilitated in 1992, now houses the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives.
A catastrophic fire in 1879 destroyed all evidence of Butte’s first commercial district. Wooden buildings were subsequently outlawed on Main Street, but even so, fire has altered the commercial landscape in every decade from 1879 to the present. This indispensable community fire hall, completed in 1900, served as the Butte headquarters until the 1970s. The station, with its three garage bays, housed the fire chief and twenty-two men. A corrugated metal tower above the roof at the rear was used for hanging hoses. The building, rehabilitated in 1992, now houses the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives.
Location. 46° 0.923′ N, 112° 32.21′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. Marker is on West Quartz Street near North Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 West Quartz Street, Butte MT 59701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
