Red Lodge in Carbon County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Robbins/Wiggenhorn House
Red Lodge Hi Bug Historic District
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 22, 2021
1. Robbins/Wiggenhorn House Marker
Inscription.
Robbins/Wiggenhorn House. Red Lodge Hi Bug Historic District. A steep-roofed gable-front cottage with a wraparound porch stood on this lot by 1901. Sometime before 1907 Rose Robbins, who owned the one-and-one-half-story home along with many other lots in the neighborhood, expanded the residence, adding a rear addition with a second porch. According to the 1907 city directory, Rose’s children, teacher Eva and her two younger brothers, both still in school, lived here. Rose’s official address was a nearby homestead. Their father, the secretary treasurer of the Carbon Mercantile Company, lived around the corner on Word. In 1913, Rose sold the home to attorney R. G. Wiggenhorn and his wife Maud who in turn sold it to druggist Edgar Allen in 1921. Sometime after 1940, owners removed the wraparound porch, replacing it with a Craftsman style entryway. The new porch featured a fascia board shaped into three arches with solid knee braces flanking the door, a stylistic element popular in Red Lodge in the early 1940s. A Victorian-style hairpin fence, manufactured by Stewart Iron Works in Cincinnati, separates the residence from the street, providing the home symbolic protection from the outside world.
A steep-roofed gable-front cottage with a wraparound porch stood on this lot by 1901. Sometime before 1907 Rose Robbins—who owned the one-and-one-half-story home along with many other lots in the neighborhood—expanded the residence, adding a rear addition with a second porch. According to the 1907 city directory, Rose’s children—teacher Eva and her two younger brothers, both still in school—lived here. Rose’s official address was a nearby homestead. Their father, the secretary treasurer of the Carbon Mercantile Company, lived around the corner on Word. In 1913, Rose sold the home to attorney R. G. Wiggenhorn and his wife Maud who in turn sold it to druggist Edgar Allen in 1921. Sometime after 1940, owners removed the wraparound porch, replacing it with a Craftsman style entryway. The new porch featured a fascia board shaped into three arches with solid knee braces flanking the door, a stylistic element popular in Red Lodge in the early 1940s. A Victorian-style hairpin fence, manufactured by Stewart Iron Works in Cincinnati, separates the residence from the street, providing the home symbolic protection from the outside world.
Erected by Montana Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture
Location. 45° 11.575′ N, 109° 14.905′ W. Marker is in Red Lodge, Montana, in Carbon County. Marker is at the intersection of Hauser Avenue North and 5th Street West, on the right when traveling north on Hauser Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 602 Hauser Avenue North, Red Lodge MT 59068, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
