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By Barry Swackhamer, August 19, 2019
T.E. Collins Mansion and Marker
101 Montana, Cascade County, Great Falls — T.E. Collins Mansion
Irish-born Timothy Collins followed the gold stampedes to Montana but soon turned to law and politics. For a time in the 1870s he was the only attorney practicing in Meagher County. Elected to the territorial legislature several times, Collins was a . . . Map (db m143677) HM
102 Montana, Cascade County, Great Falls — Terrill ApartmentsNorthside Residential Historic District
Apartment buildings were good investments in rapidly expanding communities like Great Falls, which grew from 17,000 to 26,000 between 1910 and 1920. Owners reported waiting lists for units, which ranged from rooms in old-fashioned “apartment . . . Map (db m143824) HM
103 Montana, Cascade County, Great Falls — Toole ResidenceNorthside Residential Historic District
The front canted bay window hints at the modest one-story Queen Anne style residence that lies at the core of this elegant home. In 1891, the house was one of only two on the block. A small back addition had been added by 1900, when Mandeville . . . Map (db m143822) HM
104 Montana, Cascade County, Great Falls — Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
At the center of the African American community in Great Falls for more than a century, the Union Bethel AME Church began holding regular services in the first fire station in 1890. The following year African American residents gathered with white . . . Map (db m143792) HM
105 Montana, Cascade County, Great Falls — Ursuline Academy
The Sisters of the Order of St. Ursula came to Montana in 1884 to establish schools for Indians. When the homestead movement created a need for more urban educational facilities, the Great Falls Townsite Company offered the sisters any two city . . . Map (db m143791) HM
106 Montana, Cascade County, Great Falls — W.K. Floweree HouseNorthside Residential Historic District
A grand home on a large corner lot, this Colonial Revival residence bespeaks the prominence of its first owners. Banker, rancher, and state senator William Floweree and his wife, Norma, built this brick two-and-one-half-story home in 1916. Its . . . Map (db m143806) HM
107 Montana, Cascade County, Great Falls — William & Isabel Shea HouseGreat Falls West Bank Historic District
William and Isabel Shea built this cozy one-story brick home in 1929. With its distinctive low profile, clipped-gable shingle roof, stucco siding, exposed rafter tails, and multi-pane windows, the inviting residence is a classic Craftsman style . . . Map (db m143670) HM
108 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Bank of Northern Montana
The bank was established June 1, 1880, by T. E. Collins, Charles Duer and L. H. Hershfield and Brother. It was first located in the Benton Record Building, then moved to this location in October 1881. The bank remained here until the large two-story . . . Map (db m142100) HM
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109 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Choteau House
I.G. Baker and T. C. Power built the original Thwing House in 1868. Under the watchful eye of Mrs. Thwing, this “downtown” hotel competed with the Overland. The hotel closed in 1870 and was rented as military officers’ quarters. It . . . Map (db m142134) HM
110 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Chouteau County Courthouse
Minneapolis architects Kees and Fisk drew the plans for this magnificent Queen Anne style courthouse which opened in 1884. As the seat of one of Montana's nine original counties, its grand appearance represents the early affluence of this "Chicago . . . Map (db m142451) HM
111 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Church of the Immaculate Conception
When fire destroyed the original Church of the Immaculate Conception in 1905, this beautiful Tudor style structure of rough cut stone and ornamental half-timbered gables replaced it in 1907. Salvaged from the blaze was a bell christened in 1880 for . . . Map (db m142454) HM
112 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Cummings BuildingFort Benton Historic District
Originally this site was occupied by a wooden frame building that housed Mose Solomon’s Medicine Lodge. This legendary saloon was open twenty-four hours a day from spring thaw to first snow. When the building burned, prominent lawyer, customs . . . Map (db m161662) HM
113 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Davidson and Moffitt Harness Shop
Fort Benton’s building boom of 1887-1884 saw the construction of many commercial buildings made of locally produced soft brick. This fine example was built in 1881 as a saddlery by Davidson and Moffitt of Helena. The River Press Company, publisher . . . Map (db m142064) HM
114 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Fort Benton Bridge
When railroads replaced steamboats, Fort Benton's importance as a trade center declined. In response, Fort Benton businessmen formed the Benton Bridge Company to construct a bridge across the Missouri River to capture the trade of the rapidly . . . Map (db m142414) HM
115 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Fort Benton Engine House
The Fort Benton Engine House, built in 1883, and the Grand Union Hotel are two of only a few structures remaining to remind us of the rapid expansion here during the flourishing steamboat days. When Fort Benton incorporated in 1883, a volunteer fire . . . Map (db m142417) HM
116 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Fort Benton Historic District
Founded in 1846 as the fur trade transitioned fro furs to buffalo robes, Fort Benton was both a trading post and a center for distribution of Indian annuities. In the early 1860s, Montana's gold rush and the initiation of steamboat traffic made the . . . Map (db m142173) HM
117 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Grand Union Hotel
This grandiose, three-story Italianate style hotel welcomed weary river travelers to the Gateway of the Northwest, offering guests a luxurious refuge before setting out for less civilized destinations. Its opening in 1882 came at the end of the . . . Map (db m142062) HM
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118 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — H.J. Wackerlin Hardware Company
This structure opened in 1882 during Fort Benton’s "glory days" as Montana’s largest hardware store. T. C. Power and Hans Wackerlin operated the business. Wackerlin, a tinsmith, had come to Fort Benton in 1867 aboard the steam boat Richmond, which . . . Map (db m142136) HM
119 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — I.G. Baker Home
From the 1850s to 1887, Fort Benton was the trade center for this region of the American and Canadian West. Like others who chose to stay when the fur trade declined, I.G. Baker (last American Fur Company factor at the fort) turned to new endeavors. . . . Map (db m142133) HM
120 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Masonic Building
Members of Masonic Lodge #25 built this brick structure in 1882, housing their temple on the second floor. Grocer W. H. Burgess rented first floor space. Economic decline in the late 1880s caused the Masons to lose title, and Burgess, too, went . . . Map (db m142103) HM
121 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — McGraw's Saloon
Originally built to house the Stockmen’s National Bank, this solid structure represents typical pre-1900s commercial architecture. Its 1890 construction is significant as one of the few buildings erected after Fort Benton’s heyday and before . . . Map (db m142102) HM
122 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Pacific Hotel
In 1864, Mills and Douglas operated a restaurant and hotel on this corner. Mills and Robert S. Culbertson went into partnership in 1877, opening a new establishment called the Centennial Hotel in celebration of the United States' 100th birthday. . . . Map (db m142104) HM
123 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fort Benton’s oldest church, is the oldest Episcopal Church in Montana. In continuous service since August 11, 1881, it appears today almost as it did upon opening. Architecturally, this Gothic style building is a fine . . . Map (db m142329) HM
124 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — Stockmen's National Bank
Originally built to house the Stockmen’s National Bank, this solid structure represents typical pre-1900s commercial architecture. Its 1890 construction is significant as one of the few buildings erected after Fort Benton’s heyday and before . . . Map (db m142101) HM
125 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — T.C. Power Building
In 1867, merchant T. C. Power, destined to become one of the state’s wealthiest and most influential men, brought his first wagonload of goods to Fort Benton, where he set up shop in a borrowed tent. Still in business in 1916, Power constructed a . . . Map (db m142137) HM
126 Montana, Chouteau County, Fort Benton — T.C. Power Dry Goods Store
T. C. Power and Bro. was founded in 1868 at approximately this location. Initially housed in a wooden building, the store was moved in 1879 to a large brick structure across the street. When the firm expanded, a hardware store was built next door . . . Map (db m142135) HM
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127 Montana, Chouteau County, Virgelle — Virgelle State Bank
Homesteaders, travelers, and railroad crews helped the tiny town of Virgelle thrive during the 1910s. Town founder Virgil Blankenbaker chartered the Virgelle State Bank in 1917 where he, his brother-in-law John G. Chancellor, C. J. McNamara, and . . . Map (db m161664) HM
128 Montana, Chouteau County, Virglle Mercantile — Virgelle Mercantile
Virgil F. Blankenbaker was among the first to homestead this areas when former Indian Reservation lands along the Missouri River opened to settlement in 1889. He accumulated miles of land across the plains and along the riverfront. Blankenbaker's . . . Map (db m161665) HM
129 Montana, Custer County, Ismay — Ismay Jail
Ismay’s bustling business, wicked ways, and itinerant population of cowboys and railroad men earned it the nickname “Little Chicago.” This town, born with the construction of the Milwaukee Road across Montana, began in 1908 with the name . . . Map (db m164230) HM
130 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — 1005 PalmerCarriage House Historic District
E. H. Johnson, state legislator and Miles City’s first mayor, built this impressive modified Queen Anne style home in 1887. Attributed to Miles City architect Byron Vreeland, the irregular plan originally featured an elaborate arched porch and an . . . Map (db m164045) HM
131 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — 2008 Main StreetEast Main Street Residential Historic District
High maintenance steam engines required railroads to locate large repair shops every two hundred miles. After the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad chose Miles City for a division point in 1907, the town grew rapidly. Population . . . Map (db m164145) HM
132 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Alderson HouseCarriage House Historic District
Nannie Alderson came to Montana from Kansas with her husband Walt in 1883. They operated a cattle ranch for a decade but moved to Miles City in 1893 so their children could attend school. In 1895, Walt died from head injuries after he was kicked by . . . Map (db m164048) HM
133 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Carriage House Historic District
This gracious, historic residential neighborhood illustrates Miles City's prosperity as it evolved from a frontier town into the livestock, transportation, commercial, and governmental hub of eastern Montana. Businessmen and community leaders built . . . Map (db m164093) HM
134 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — City Hall and Fire StationMain Street Historic District
The transformation of Miles City in the early 1900s into the economic, social, and governmental center of the valley precipitated the decision to build a permanent city hall. Ed Arnold, tailor and businessman, became one of the motivating forces . . . Map (db m164043) HM
135 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Coleman ResidenceEast Main Street Residential Historic District
The steamer Far West carried Irish immigrant James Coleman to Fort Keogh in 1876. After working for the army sutler, Coleman moved into Miles City, where he managed a saloon frequented by army regulars. In 1882, he married his Irish bride, Margaret . . . Map (db m164146) HM
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136 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Commercial BlockMain
The I. Orschel and Brothers clothing firm first located on this site in 1878 in a small wood-frame building. Following a disastrous fire that leveled much of the block, local businessmen formed a syndicate to build this four-part commercial building . . . Map (db m163978) HM
137 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Cresap / Smart HouseEast Main Street Residential Historic District
Hardware store owner, banker, and real estate developer George Miles, nephew of Colonel Nelson A. Miles, hired a contractor to build this hipped-roof cottage around 1910. Following completion of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad . . . Map (db m164215) HM
138 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Dr. Gray ResidenceEast Main Street Residential Historic District
A sophisticated blend of Classical elements characterizes this intimately elegant residence that, despite its modest size, easily rivals the district’s grander “high style” homes. Built in 1907, the residence was then “out in the country,” its . . . Map (db m164168) HM
139 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Dr. Redd's Brick BuildingMain Street Historic District
Dr. Robert G. Redd served as an army surgeon at Fort Keogh in the 1870s. Redd resigned in 1881 to assume a private practice. He served as county physician, coroner, and surgeon for the Northern Pacific Railroad as well as mayor from 1889 to 1900. He . . . Map (db m163878) HM
140 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Ed and Doris Love HouseEast Main Street Residential Historic District
Wealthy Miles City residents looked to the undeveloped area east of the Northern Pacific tracks to build their homes in the early twentieth century. Among them were Ed and Doris Love who had this Prairie Style home constructed in 1916. Its bands of . . . Map (db m164149) HM
141 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Emmanuel ChurchCarriage House Historic District
An eclectic blend of Romanesque, Gothic, and Queen Anne architectural styles, this 1886 church survives as designer Byron Vreeland’s most significant building in Montana. Vreeland blended these styles as his architectural signature in many of his . . . Map (db m164049) HM
142 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — First Presbyterian ChurchMain Street Historic District
Charter members George and Helen Miles bestowed this land on the church in 1882. Since that time the First Presbyterian Church has occupied this space. Church trustees met in 1911 to discuss the construction of a larger $30,000-$40,000 church. . . . Map (db m164116) HM
143 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Fort Keogh Historic District
Following the defeat of General Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at Little High Horn on June 25, 1876, Congress appropriated $200,000 to establish two forts in Montana Territory. The U.S. Army selected one site along the Tongue River, a mile and a . . . Map (db m164231) HM
144 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Foster HouseEast Main Street Residential Historic District
This American foursquare style home appears to have been designed by prominent architect Brynjulf Rivenes. Built between 1910 and 1914 for businessman George Foster, its compact simplicity is an elegant, individual statement of the prosperity Miles . . . Map (db m164119) HM
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145 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Furstnow HouseCarriage House Historic District
Born in Wisconsin, Al Furstnow settled permanently in Miles City in 1894 and became the major saddler in the northwest. In 1895, Furstnow commissioned Byron Vreeland to build this Queen Anne style home, unusual because the architect usually designed . . . Map (db m164091) HM
146 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Graves Funeral HomeMiles City Main Street Historic District
Cabinet and furniture makers also made caskets, and so the two businesses often went hand in hand. Furniture dealer James E. Graves purchased H. C. Plimpton’s long-established furniture and undertaking business in the 1920s. In 1929, Graves moved . . . Map (db m164118) HM
147 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Harry J. Horton ResidenceEast Main Street Residential Historic District
The stylistic versatility of architect Brynjulf Rivenes is well demonstrated in this distinguished home built for Miles City businessman Harry J. Horton. The simple foursquare plan combines wide eaves, a low hipped roof, and massive brick pillars, . . . Map (db m164121) HM
148 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Holy Rosary Hospital
A converted two-story house served as the county hospital in 1907, a year before the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad arrived in Miles City. With encouragement from the railroad, which needed a place to treat injured workers, the . . . Map (db m164171) HM
149 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Horse BarnFort Keogh Historic District
The New Deal’s National Recovery Administration provided funds for the construction of several significant buildings at the fort in the 1930s. These included a dairy barn, milk house, cattle sheds, and this large horse barn. Designed and built in . . . Map (db m164265) HM
150 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Jackson BlockMiles City Main Street Historic District
The Jackson Block’s spare façade bears witness to those watchwords of modern architecture, “form follows function.” The two-story building suggests ways that urban architectural trends were translated and adapted in small communities. Its main . . . Map (db m164044) HM
151 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — John and Anna Gibb HouseCarriage House Historic District
Complex rooflines and decorative details define this wood-frame residence. Particularly noteworthy are the ornamental bargeboards fastened to the roofline and the unique bull’s-eye pattern decorating the front gable. Other details include windows . . . Map (db m164095) HM
152 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Kelly ResidenceEast Main Street Residential Historic District
Sometimes called “labor’s aristocracy,” locomotive engineers were the highest paid workers on the railroad. That fact gave William Kelly, an engineer for the Milwaukee Road, the means to purchase this one-story home. In 1920 he lived here with his . . . Map (db m164172) HM
153 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Kenney Block (Montana Saloon)Miles City Main Street Historic District
This popular gathering place, one of Miles City’s oldest established businesses, has been proclaimed by connoisseurs the perfect bar. Originally a saloon (1893), then a fine saddlery (1900-1907), businessman James Kenney purchased the property in . . . Map (db m163980) HM
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154 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Kennie / Howe HouseCarriage House Historic District
The end of the 1880s witnessed development of Miles City’s north side, with expensive homes being built on generous tracts of land. As land became scarce, parcels were carved from spacious lawns and working families became the neighbors of prominent . . . Map (db m164090) HM
155 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Lukes / Love HouseEast Main Street Residential Historic District
Built for C. N. and Louise E. Lukes in 1911, the home is also known as the Ed Love House. Lukes was cashier of the Commercial State Bank and after the deaths of C. N. and Louise in 1929, ownership passed to their daughter, Doris Lukes Love, and her . . . Map (db m164148) HM
156 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — McAusland HouseCarriage House Historic District
Nestled amidst grand Queen Anne style houses is this early folk residence. The wooden home, constructed for Scottish immigrant John McAusland, appears on an 1883 bird’s-eye map of Miles City. A steeply pitched side-gable roof and a small dormer . . . Map (db m164046) HM
157 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Methodist ChurchCarriage House Historic District
In 1910, the Methodists hired a New York fundraising firm to raise funds for a new, larger church to replace the 1883 building. The growing congregation raised $14,000 and neighbor C. J. Wagenbreth donated the needed capital to complete the project, . . . Map (db m164092) HM
158 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Miles City East Main Street Residential Historic District
The development of this elegant residential neighborhood reflects Miles City's second growth spurt in the early twentieth century. Although the population of this "cowtown" waned between 1890 and 1905, the advent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. . . . Map (db m164120) HM
159 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Miles City Main Street Historic DistrictMain Street Historic District
The Main Street historic district reveals Miles City’s major growth periods of 1882-1887, 1905-1920, and 1935- 1940. The first of these began with the arrival of the Northern Pacific in 1881, when imposing brick business blocks began to replace the . . . Map (db m163979) HM
160 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Pope HouseEast Main Street Residential Historic District
A low-pitched hipped roof, an asymmetrical open front porch with massive square porch supports, clean lines, and wide overhanging eaves mark the two-story Pope residence as a classic example of the Prairie style. Builder Thomas Burton clad the . . . Map (db m164117) HM
161 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Remount Depot Mess HallFort Keogh Historic District
Breaking and training thousands of horses at Fort Keogh for the U.S. military and Allied French and British forces was crucial during World War I because of the military’s reliance on horse-drawn transportation. This two-story mess hall served . . . Map (db m164233) HM
162 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Rinehart HouseEast Main Street Residential Historic District
Nature, comfort, simplicity, honesty, and integrity were ideals incorporated into early-twentieth-century architecture. This Craftsman style bungalow is an exceptional expression of those ideals. Its compact floorplan and modestly adorned exterior . . . Map (db m164169) HM
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163 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Stacy ResidenceEast Main Street Residential Historic District
Determined to bring the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad to Miles City, land developer, cattleman, and banker Lorenzo Stacy organized his fellow businessmen to secure and donate property for the railroad’s right-of- way. In 1908, the . . . Map (db m164147) HM
164 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — The Olive Hotel
Since the 1880s, Miles City has been the trade, service, and social center for Eastern Montana ranchers. After its famed McQueen House burned down, town booster Joseph Leighton built the Leighton, 1898-1899, which became an area landmark. Within a . . . Map (db m163974) HM
165 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Thomas and Beulah Shore Residence
Armed with a degree from the Ontario Business College, Canadian-born Thomas Shore arrived in Miles City in 1896. He and former cowboy Wirt Newcom formed a partnership and opened a department store on Main Street in 1900. The store flourished, . . . Map (db m164174) HM
166 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Ulmer HouseCarriage House Historic District
The elegance of this magnificent Neoclassical style mansion belies the humble roots of its first owner, George H. Ulmer, the Pennsylvania-born son of a German immigrant. Ulmer came to Miles City in 1883, and by 1889 partners George Miles and Charles . . . Map (db m164094) HM
167 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Walrond and Elizabeth Snell House
Log cabins and canvas tents lined Miles City’s Main Street when Walrond Snell and William Ladd opened their crockery business in the late 1870s. Snell sold his interests in 1883, returning to his native England to marry his sweetheart, Elizabeth . . . Map (db m164173) HM
168 Montana, Custer County, Miles City — Water Wagon ShedFort Keogh Historic District
Hundreds of military and civilian residents at Fort Keogh made the fort’s water supply a primary concern. By 1879, two thousand feet of pipe had been laid and seven cisterns installed. A converted boiler pumped water from the Yellowstone River for . . . Map (db m164264) HM
169 Montana, Daniels County, Scobey — Daniels County Courthouse
The settlement of Old Scobey relocated here from the Poplar River flats to greet the approaching Great Northern Railway branch line in 1913. By the time the first train arrived on Thanksgiving Day, the two-story Commercial Hotel—today the south . . . Map (db m202833) HM
170 Montana, Dawson County, Glendive — 107 West Bell Street
Contractor John Holm constructed this small two-story building for the Dion family in 1929 after he had remodeled the Dion Block on one side and built the J.C. Penney Building on the other. This final addition to the five-building Dion Block shares . . . Map (db m163465) HM
171 Montana, Dawson County, Glendive — Bell Street Bridge
he Northern Pacific Railroad platted the townsite of Glendive in 1882 against the arid Montana “badlands.” The location was an ideal supply and distribution center since it was where the railroad first met the Yellowstone River, but . . . Map (db m163580) HM
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172 Montana, Dawson County, Glendive — Charles Krug House
Rancher and banker Charles Krug came west from Ohio in 1878, searching for opportunity and a climate to relieve his sister Emma’s asthma. In 1881, he and Emma settled in Glendive where she was a seamstress and he worked for the railroad. Krug built . . . Map (db m163564) HM
173 Montana, Dawson County, Glendive — Dion Brothers BuildingMerrill Avenue Historic District
Henry Dion built this brick building circa 1894 to expand his mercantile business. In 1908, he sold it to his two eldest sons, Harry N. and Fred. The brothers enlarged the original one-story building in 1910, adding a second story with apartments . . . Map (db m163802) HM
174 Montana, Dawson County, Glendive — Dion Building / Exchange BankMerrill Avenue Historic District
Fire swept through Glendive’s wood-frame businesses in January of 1886, destroying Henry Dion’s saloon and general merchandise, established on this corner in 1881. Dion constructed a kiln and built a more substantial fire- resistant brick building, . . . Map (db m163464) HM
175 Montana, Dawson County, Glendive — First Methodist Episcopal Church and ParsonageDawson Historic District
Noted Miles City architect Brynjulf Rivenes designed this splendid English Gothic style church in 1909. Constructed under Pastor T. S. Leland during intense community growth brought about by homestead settlement, the building replaced the smaller . . . Map (db m163801) HM
176 Montana, Dawson County, Glendive — Henry Dion BuildingMerrill Avenue Historic District
Fancy arches and other fine detailing highlight the façade of this commercial building, constructed as an investment in 1905 by pioneer Henry Dion. The outer walls are of softer, locally produced “Glendive brick” while quality imported . . . Map (db m163803) HM
177 Montana, Dawson County, Glendive — J.C. Penney StoreMerrill Avenue Historic District
After the death of Glendive pioneer Henry Dion in 1920, his widow and children contracted with John Holm to construct this commercial building according to the specifications of the J.C. Penney Company. Built in 1929, the architecture is typical of . . . Map (db m163560) HM
178 Montana, Dawson County, Glendive — Sacred Heart Church
he Catholics of Glendive first organized at St. Juliana’s, a 100-seat church purchased from the Congregationalists in 1886. After nearly forty years, they had outgrown those quarters. In 1924, architect Brynjulf Rivenes of Miles City designed a new . . . Map (db m163584) HM
179 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — (Anaconda) Commercial Historic District
Backed by the powerful San Francisco syndicate of Hearst, Haggin and Tevis, Marcus Daly built the world’s largest smelter (combined upper and lower works) on Warm Springs Creek between 1883 and 1889. Along with the smelters, Daly envisioned a . . . Map (db m183523) HM
180 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — 119-125 East Park AvenueAnaconda Commercial Historic District
Though altered over many years to look like three separate buildings, this early 1900s brick commercial block is actually one large building (extending to the corner of Oak). Originally divided by interior partition walls, the building hosted three . . . Map (db m183393) HM
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181 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — 219 West Third StreetWest Side Historic District
Anaconda’s business leaders located on the town’s west side beginning in the 1890s. The idyllic neighborhood was far from the smelter and close to commerce on Main and Park streets. Tree-lined sidewalks with street lamps, a large public park, and a . . . Map (db m205590) HM
182 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — 321 East Third StreetButte-Anaconda Historic District
A fleet of twelve hundred masons and carpenters flocked to Warm Springs Creek in 1883 to build Marcus Daly’s Anaconda Company smelter. Daly hired Welsh masonry contractor John “Jack” W. Cornelius to oversee the construction process for his enormous . . . Map (db m205726) HM
183 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — 408 East Park AvenueAnaconda Commercial Historic District
Anaconda Copper Mining Company carpenter Daniel R. Beck built this small brick building in 1896. He lived in one half and rented out the other half. Beck was an early resident of Anaconda, arriving in 1883 when it was still a hodgepodge of shacks . . . Map (db m183458) HM
184 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — 504 Main StreetWest Side Historic District
Intricate ornamental cresting caps the dome on the octagonal tower of this handsome residence. Its eclectic architecture combines elements of the Queen Anne and French Second Empire styles. A partial Mansard roof at the northeast corner and a front . . . Map (db m205803) HM
185 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — 509 ChestnutGoosetown Historic District
Rapidly increasing demand for copper ore in the 1890s brought an influx of more than 5,000 new residents to the Smelter City between 1890 and 1900. To house them all, a fleet of carpenters built hundreds of cottages and multi-family units. This . . . Map (db m205713) HM
186 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — 801 East Third StreetGoosetown Historic District
Rapidly increasing demand for copper ore in the 1890s brought an influx of more than 5,000 new residents to the Smelter City between 1890 and 1900. To house them all, a fleet of carpenters built hundreds of cottages and multi-family units. This . . . Map (db m205708) HM
187 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Anaconda City Hall
Copper magnate Marcus Daly had great expectations for Anaconda when the town was platted in 1883, hoping one day the town would become Montana’s capital. It was with that goal in mind that plans for a magnificent city hall were conceived. Architects . . . Map (db m205641) HM
188 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Barich BlockAnaconda Commercial Historic District
Austrian immigrant George Barich came to Anaconda from Butte in 1883 to work at the smelter. He later turned to commercial business and, in 1892, commissioned builders Daniel Dwyer and John Cosgrove to construct the first floor of this block. Barich . . . Map (db m183452) HM
189 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District
Tired of exorbitant freight rates, copper king Marcus Daly decided to build his own railroad in 1892 to haul ore from the Butte mines to his Anaconda smelter. Daly envisioned the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway extending to the Pacific Ocean. . . . Map (db m205592) HM
190 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Butte-Anaconda Historic District
It took millions of miles of copper to build the telegraph, telephone, and electrical lines that transformed the United States from a collection of small, isolated communities to a cohesive, industrialized nation. Looming gallows frames and the . . . Map (db m128116) HM
191 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Cohen Block/Park MotorsAnaconda Commercial Historic District
This building began as a one-story, wood-frame grocery store on Main Street in 1883. In 1885, owner David Cohen Sr. sided it with brick veneer, giving it a more permanent appearance. Soon after, a fire broke out, destroying nearly everything on the . . . Map (db m205706) HM
192 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Deer Lodge County Courthouse
The valley known by Native Americans as “Lodge of the White Tailed Deer” officially became Deer Lodge County when this area was part of the Territory of Idaho. After the creation of the Territory of Montana in 1864, the first territorial . . . Map (db m128113) HM
193 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Electric Light BuildingAnaconda Commercial Historic District
A heavy metal cornice, cast iron columns, and a metal frieze still embellish this building, constructed in 1895. Two cast-iron oriel windows once also graced the upper story. The Anaconda Company’s foundry produced the decorative metal front, a . . . Map (db m180973) HM
194 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Fred Clark ResidenceWest Side Historic District
Anaconda’s elite began to build homes on the West Side in the 1890s, and this Queen Anne style mansion was one of the first to grace upper Locust Street. Built in 1894 for Fred Clark, librarian at the Hearst Free Public Library, the elegant . . . Map (db m205884) HM
195 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Furst BlockAnaconda Commercial Historic District
French immigrant and wealthy Deer Lodge Valley dairyman John Furst built this brick store and boardinghouse for $5,000 in 1895. Just steps away from Marcus Daly’s new bank and the fine Montana Hotel, the Furst Block fit in well amongst its . . . Map (db m183392) HM
196 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Furst Residence
New residents flooded the housing market as Anaconda’s smelter works expanded into the twentieth century and the town began to outgrow its original perimeters. The City Council approved several new additions including this area, annexed as the First . . . Map (db m205588) HM
197 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Hearst Free LibraryWest Side Historic District
Phoebe Hearst, wife of wealthy California senator George Hearst, had a special relationship with Anaconda. Hearst was one of Daly’s principal investors and Mrs. Hearst took an active interest in improving Anaconda’s cultural opportunities. She asked . . . Map (db m180978) HM
198 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Ida BlockAnaconda Commercial Historic District
Anaconda grew practically overnight. Platted in June 1883, Anaconda already boasted eighty buildings by December 1884, including a wood-frame clothing store on this corner, built by pioneering Jewish merchant Wolfe (William) Copinus. In 1888, . . . Map (db m205650) HM
199 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Imperial Meat MarketAnaconda Commercial Historic District
The Imperial Meat Market specialized in fresh meat, sausage, game, fish, and oysters when D. D. Walker and Israel Gibbs opened it in a wood-frame building on this lot in 1889. Shop foreman Albert Bourbonniere, in partnership with Big Hole Valley . . . Map (db m183451) HM
200 Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda — Judge George B. Winston ResidenceWest Side Historic District
Alice and George Winston were among the first residents of the Main Street neighborhood south of Anaconda’s business district. The Anaconda Weekly Review noted in August of 1888 that the Winstons’ fine home was well under construction. A lovely . . . Map (db m205801) HM

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