Livingston in Park County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Livingston Westside Residential Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2021
1. Livingston Westside Residential Historic District Marker
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Livingston Westside Residential Historic District. . Livingston was inextricably tied to the railroad, but its business community also influenced the town’s character. After 1900, professionals and entrepreneurs built new homes on the Westside when the expansion of downtown encroached on the previous residential neighborhoods. The less pretentious homes of Livingston’s lawyers, merchants, doctors, and businessmen comprise the majority of the Westside, but the district includes Livingston’s most architecturally significant residences. These were home to important figures such as Charles Garnier, founder of the exclusive “Montana Sport” cigar factory whose Livingston payroll was second only to the Northern Pacific. Garnier built a residence here in 1902. The 1903 mansion of Livingston mayor and bank president Edward Talcott sprawls over six city lots on “Banker’s Row.” Wealthy rancher J. H. Harvat moved to town, building a home so that his children could attend school. Telephone company franchise owner Joseph Swindlehurst, banker J. C. Vilas, and renowned criminal lawyer Hugh J. Miller were other wealthy residents. Among the larger homes, examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Shingle, and Prairie styles reveal an astute awareness of national architectural trends of the early twentieth century. After the 1920s, more modest homes were added to the district. The wide, inviting tree-lined streets, churches, and schools make this Livingston’s preferred residential area even today.
Livingston was inextricably tied to the railroad, but its business community also influenced the town’s character. After 1900, professionals and entrepreneurs built new homes on the Westside when the expansion of downtown encroached on the previous residential neighborhoods. The less pretentious homes of Livingston’s lawyers, merchants, doctors, and businessmen comprise the majority of the Westside, but the district includes Livingston’s most architecturally significant residences. These were home to important figures such as Charles Garnier, founder of the exclusive “Montana Sport” cigar factory whose Livingston payroll was second only to the Northern Pacific. Garnier built a residence here in 1902. The 1903 mansion of Livingston mayor and bank president Edward Talcott sprawls over six city lots on “Banker’s Row.” Wealthy rancher J. H. Harvat moved to town, building a home so that his children could attend school. Telephone company franchise owner Joseph Swindlehurst, banker J. C. Vilas, and renowned criminal lawyer Hugh J. Miller were other wealthy residents. Among the larger homes, examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival,
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Shingle, and Prairie styles reveal an astute awareness of national architectural trends of the early twentieth century. After the 1920s, more modest homes were added to the district. The wide, inviting tree-lined streets, churches, and schools make this Livingston’s preferred residential area even today.
Location. 45° 39.631′ N, 110° 33.869′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Montana, in Park County. It is at the intersection of North Yellowstone Street and West Park Street, on the right when traveling west on North Yellowstone Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Livingston MT 59047, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Yellowstone Country and in Greater Bozeman. 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,
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2021
2. Livingston Westside Residential Historic District Marker
it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 10, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
