Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Original City Hall
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2021
1. Original City Hall Marker
Inscription.
Original City Hall. Butte National Historic Landmark District. By the early 1880s the railroad linked Butte to the outside world and the town had established itself as a mining camp with a great future. One of the few standing structures from the formative era is this masonry, two-story landmark. Under construction in 1884, it housed the first official city administrative offices. Included among these were the jail and a courtroom. Although the height of the second-story windows has been reduced, the upper portion of the building appears as it did in the 1880s. Ornate details along the parapet of angled and corbelled brick reveal the excellence of Buttes early brickmasons. After 1890, city offices moved, and the faηade was modified to accommodate commercial space. The original stairway at the east end, however, remains intact.
By the early 1880s the railroad linked Butte to the outside world and the town had established itself as a mining camp with a great future. One of the few standing structures from the formative era is this masonry, two-story landmark. Under construction in 1884, it housed the first official city administrative offices. Included among these were the jail and a courtroom. Although the height of the second-story windows has been reduced, the upper portion of the building appears as it did in the 1880s. Ornate details along the parapet of angled and corbelled brick reveal the excellence of Buttes early brickmasons. After 1890, city offices moved, and the faηade was modified to accommodate commercial space. The original stairway at the east end, however, remains intact.
Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. It is on West Park Street near South Dakota Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 West Park 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 November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
