Red Lodge in Carbon County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Montana Bakery
Red Lodge Commercial Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 21, 2021
1. Montana Bakery Marker
Inscription.
Montana Bakery. Red Lodge Commercial Historic District. These two turn-of-the-twentieth-century wood-frame commercial buildings with a tiny shop sandwiched in between today share one façade. In 1900, Biagio Sconfienza opened a bakery in the one-story building. In 1903, as the business prospered, Biagio purchased the two-story building, formerly a plumbing shop, as a rental property. He then built the diminutive shop between the two buildings, which originally displayed C. Cottino’s terra cotta and then housed Filomino’s Tin Shop. For many years, the Sconfienza family tempted passersby with Italian delicacies displayed in their bakery storefront. Four ovens and a two-story bake house added to the back between 1901 and 1927 provide a unique construction history chronicling the Montana Bakery’s long-term success. The Italian bakery tradition continued from 1938 to 1947, under the ownership of Steve and Verna Buffo, who renamed the business Treasure State Bakery.
These two turn-of-the-twentieth-century wood-frame commercial buildings with a tiny shop sandwiched in between today share one façade. In 1900, Biagio Sconfienza opened a bakery in the one-story building. In 1903, as the business prospered, Biagio purchased the two-story building, formerly a plumbing shop, as a rental property. He then built the diminutive shop between the two buildings, which originally displayed C. Cottino’s terra cotta and then housed Filomino’s Tin Shop. For many years, the Sconfienza family tempted passersby with Italian delicacies displayed in their bakery storefront. Four ovens and a two-story bake house added to the back between 1901 and 1927 provide a unique construction history chronicling the Montana Bakery’s long-term success. The Italian bakery tradition continued from 1938 to 1947, under the ownership of Steve and Verna Buffo, who renamed the business Treasure State Bakery.
Location. 45° 11.135′ N, 109° 14.809′ W. Marker is in
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Red Lodge, Montana, in Carbon County. It is on Broadway Avenue South (U.S. 212) near 12th Street East, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Broadway Avenue South, Red Lodge MT 59068, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Yellowstone Country and in Greater Billings. 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 Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 13, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
