Bozeman in Gallatin County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Apollo J. Busch House
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 25, 2021
1. Apollo J. Busch House Marker
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Open air porches, a half-hexagonal bay window, stained glass, and an irregular roofline make this late-nineteenth-century residence a classic example of the Queen Anne style. Built in the mid-1890s likely from pattern book plans, the substantial brick home fit well into this fashionable, well-established neighborhood. William H. Babcock and Will F. Davis platted the addition in 1883, and Babcocks own showy, palatial 1880 residence, known as the Castle, once stood diagonally across the street. In 1896, career railroader Apollo J. Busch transferred to Bozeman from Bismarck, North Dakota, and brought his family to settle in this Queen Anne style home. Busch was section foreman for the Northern Pacific until 1909 when officials persuaded him to supervise construction of the Gallatin Valley Electric Railway, the first electric line west of Chicago. He remained railway superintendent when the line became a branch of the Milwaukee Road. The tracks for the electric railway, which was built as a part of Bozemans bid for state capital, ran directly in front of the Busch home from downtown along Church Street to the Bozeman railway
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station. Busch endeared himself to the community, serving as alderman and in civic organizations. When he died in 1933, editors of the Bozeman Chronicle wrote, Mr. Busch can ill be spared from our community life, for he always stood four square for what was right. Buschs son, Apollo G. Busch, carried on his fathers community commitment, stepping in as mayor pro-tem during World War II.
Location. 45° 40.944′ N, 111° 1.808′ W. Marker is in Bozeman, Montana, in Gallatin County. It is at the intersection of North Church Avenue and East Davis Street when traveling north on North Church Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 224 North Church Avenue, Bozeman MT 59715, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 25, 2021
2. Apollo J. Busch House and Marker
Yellowstone 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 February 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 21, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
