Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
611 North Main Street
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
1. 611 North Main Street Marker
Inscription.
611 North Main Street. Butte National Historic Landmark District. Copper king William A. Clark and other prominent businessmen platted the Warren and Kingsbury Addition in 1878 just above Clarks Original Mine. In 1888, a small wooden dwelling occupied this lot. This one-story duplex, with a rubble stone foundation, brick veneer, and corbelled cornice, replaced that home before 1900. That year, two families of mining engineers lived here: Charles and Nora McKenzie in the south half and Norwegian immigrants John and Magna Rude in the north half. Open space now surrounds the duplex, but by 1916 it shared the block with four boarding houses, several other duplexes, and small single family homes. The next year, longtime resident Margaret Wysong moved here with her husband James, a cable repairman at the Original Mine. James was working across the street at the Stewart Mine in 1923 when a jolt from a 2,400 volt wire electrocuted him, leaving Margaret a widow at age forty-eight. After Jamess death, Margaret found a job as a janitress at the Hennessy Department store. A frequent hostess for card parties held by the St. Marys Parish, she remained in residence into the 1940s.
Copper king William A. Clark and other prominent businessmen platted the Warren and Kingsbury Addition in 1878 just above Clarks Original Mine. In 1888, a small wooden dwelling occupied this lot. This one-story duplex, with a rubble stone foundation, brick veneer, and corbelled cornice, replaced that home before 1900. That year, two families of mining engineers lived here: Charles and Nora McKenzie in the south half and Norwegian immigrants John and Magna Rude in the north half. Open space now surrounds the duplex, but by 1916 it shared the block with four boarding houses, several other duplexes, and small single family homes. The next year, longtime resident Margaret Wysong moved here with her husband James, a cable repairman at the Original Mine. James was working across the street at the Stewart Mine in 1923 when a jolt from a 2,400 volt wire electrocuted him, leaving Margaret a widow at age forty-eight. After Jamess death, Margaret found a job as a janitress at the Hennessy Department store. A frequent hostess for card parties held by the St. Marys Parish, she remained in residence into the 1940s.
Erected by Montana Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Disasters
Location. 46° 1.081′ N, 112° 32.18′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. It is on North Main Street near West Woolman Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 611 North Main 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 January 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
