Anaconda in Deer Lodge County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Washoe Brewery

Goosetown Historic District

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2022

1. Washoe Brewery Marker

Inscription. An architecturally impressive landmark and gateway to Anaconda’s east side, the Washoe Brewery symbolizes the private enterprise that flourished in this company town. The imposing Italian Renaissance-inspired brewery with its signature corner tower is a bold reminder of an industry important to Anaconda’s residents. It also represents an intriguing, unsolved corporate mystery. In 1904, the upstart manger/vice president of the Anaconda Brewing Company (ABC) suddenly resigned his position to establish a rival brewery. Despite William Haltonhoff’s resignation, he oddly remained ABC’s manager during construction of the $80,000 Washoe Brewery, completed in August of 1905. The ABC purchased the Washoe in December for $81,000 and shut it down. The building was subsequently long unoccupied. After Prohibition in 1933, the Washoe reopened under A. J. Tuchscherer, producing Rocky Mountain Beer until 1955. The brewery’s boardinghouse and bottling works are now separate properties, but the gable-front house and wagon barn remain intact. The brewery itself, little changed over time, is of primary significance to Goosetown’s historic

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neighborhoods.

Erected by Montana Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1905.

Location. 46° 7.606′ N, 112° 56.226′ W. Marker is in Anaconda, Montana, in Deer Lodge County. It is at the intersection of East Park Avenue (State Highway 1) and Madison Street, on the left when traveling east on East Park Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 East Park Avenue, Anaconda MT 59711, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically outhwest Montana, in Gold West Country, in Mining 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 Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At

Washoe Brewery Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2022

2. Washoe Brewery Building and Marker

The marker is above the hood of the red pickup.

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 801 East Third Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); Preserving the Washoe Smelter Stack (approx. 0.4 miles away); Marcus Daly - An Irishman with Vision (approx. 0.4 miles away); Goosetown Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Washoe Stack Facts (approx. 0.4 miles away); Contributions of the Washoe Smelter (approx. 0.4 miles away); Organized Labor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Smelting the Ore (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anaconda.

Washoe Brewery Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2022

3. Washoe Brewery Building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.