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. 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

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 45° 11.575′ N, 109° 14.905′ W. Marker is in Red Lodge, Montana, in Carbon County. It 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.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: McDowell

Robbins/Wiggenhorn House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 22, 2021

2. Robbins/Wiggenhorn House and Marker

House (a few steps from this marker); Flager House (within shouting distance of this marker); 612 North Hauser Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); Roysdon House (within shouting distance of this marker); Pierson House (within shouting distance of this marker); McDonald House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Talmage/Crockett House (about 400 feet away); Pippinger House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Lodge.

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 216 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.