Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
W.A. Clark Jr. Home
Butte National Historic Landmark District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 13, 2021
1. W.A. Clark Jr. Home Marker
Inscription.
W.A. Clark Jr. Home. Butte National Historic Landmark District. A unique blend of historical elements and details characterize the home of W. A. Clark Jr., built in conjunction with the adjacent carriage house in 1900. H. M. Pattersons asymmetrical design features a granite coursed ashlar foundation, rusticated base, and corbelled brick banding on the first-floor faηade. The unusual arched openings are semicircular with pointed crowns and cushion springers. A projecting oriel and classical pediment adorn second-story openings, while intricate modillions support the cornice. Interior appointments include an oak-trimmed vestibule, dining room, and library, with an intricate terra cotta fireplace mantle, further evidence of the familys wealth. The elder Senator Clarks sleazy politics and the darker dealings of the Clark family leave locals aghast even today. William, Jr., who lived in the Butte home until 1905, later achieved embarrassing notoriety for benevolent gestures that were apparently intended to hide an aberrant lifestyle.
A unique blend of historical elements and details characterize the home of W. A. Clark Jr., built in conjunction with the adjacent carriage house in 1900. H. M. Pattersons asymmetrical design features a granite coursed ashlar foundation, rusticated base, and corbelled brick banding on the first-floor faηade. The unusual arched openings are semicircular with pointed crowns and cushion springers. A projecting oriel and classical pediment adorn second-story openings, while intricate modillions support the cornice. Interior appointments include an oak-trimmed vestibule, dining room, and library, with an intricate terra cotta fireplace mantle, further evidence of the familys wealth. The elder Senator Clarks sleazy politics and the darker dealings of the Clark family leave locals aghast even today. William, Jr., who lived in the Butte home until 1905, later achieved embarrassing notoriety for benevolent gestures that were apparently intended to hide an aberrant lifestyle.
112° 32.928′ W. Marker is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. It is on West Galena Street near South Excelsior Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 842 West Galena 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 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 16, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
