Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Campana Building
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
1. Campana Building Marker
Inscription.
Campana Building. Butte National Historic Landmark District. Swiss-born Rocco Campana came to Butte in 1886 when it was still a mining camp with a precarious future. Rocco first opened a saloon then, confident of the town’s potential, invested his savings in property on this corner. By 1890, three brothers had joined him. Clemens, Celeste, and Constante Campana operated a grocery, hay, and grain business while Rocco handled wholesale liquors and cigars. The entire family lived on the premises. In 1894, the Campanas hired Butte architect H. M. Patterson to combine the corner storefront with a new two-story building next door. The family residence then sprawled over both second floors above the grocery and bar. A feed store and stable were on the alley. In 1898, Rocco died leaving his wife Pellegrina and nine children, the youngest twelve days old. Pellegrina raised her children here, running the bar and grocery until her death in 1925. The centered name and date may not be the only reminder of this family prominent in Butte’s commercial history. Some recently claim to have seen the ghost of Pellegrina presiding behind the bar.
Swiss-born Rocco Campana came to Butte in 1886 when it was still a mining camp with a precarious future. Rocco first opened a saloon then, confident of the town’s potential, invested his savings in property on this corner. By 1890, three brothers had joined him. Clemens, Celeste, and Constante Campana operated a grocery, hay, and grain business while Rocco handled wholesale liquors and cigars. The entire family lived on the premises. In 1894, the Campanas hired Butte architect H. M. Patterson to combine the corner storefront with a new two-story building next door. The family residence then sprawled over both second floors above the grocery and bar. A feed store and stable were on the alley. In 1898, Rocco died leaving his wife Pellegrina and nine children, the youngest twelve days old. Pellegrina raised her children here, running the bar and grocery until her death in 1925. The centered name and date may not be the only reminder of this family prominent in Butte’s commercial history. Some recently claim to have seen the ghost of Pellegrina presiding behind the bar.
Location. 46° 0.747′ N, 112° 32.636′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. Marker is on West Park Street near Crescent Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 523 West Park Street, Butte MT 59701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
