view gallery |  Silver Bow County Courthouse - Butte, MT
in Montana Historical Markers This beautiful Beaux Arts courthouse was dedicated in 1912, construction having begun in 1910. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/27/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  City Hall - Butte, MT
in Montana Historical Markers The second and last building to serve the city of Butte as city hall, this somewhat extravagant Richardsonian Romanesque structure pointed out to one and all that Butte was now a city of means and a centre of power. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/27/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  From the Ashes - Butte, MT
in Montana Historical Markers From 1933 until 1978 St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was the major church of the Irish community in Butte. This marker is mounted at the corner of East Gagnon and North Main Streets, off to the side of the church. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/27/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church - Butte, MT
in Montana Historical Markers A church with quite a history, this is also a church without a spire. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/21/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Carpenters Union Hall - Butte, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Housing many of the labour unions in a working man's town, this was one of the two most important labour temples in Butte, the other being the Miners' Union Hall. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/21/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First National Bank - Butte, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Founded in 1877 and chartered in 1881, the First National Bank of Butte moved into this building in 1909, enlarging it in 1915. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/21/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  St. James Episcopal Church and Rectory - Bozeman, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built of local sandstone, the cornerstone for St. James Episcopal Church was laid on May 8, 1890. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/21/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Blackmore Apartments - Bozeman, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built in 1913 as an apartment complex, which it remains today, the Blackmore Apartments is a rather attractive building, representative of this type of building as built in the early twentieth century. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/21/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  MISCO Grain Elevator - Bozeman, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built at the height of the Great Depression, this is one the very few grain elevators to have been built at that time. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/21/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Original City Hall - Butte, MT
in Montana Historical Markers A relatively small brick building squeezed between a couple of larger neighbours, most who pass by would never become aware of this building's history or its historical value. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/21/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Knights of Columbus - Butte, MT
in Montana Historical Markers If the Knights of Columbus of Butte, Montana were to celebrate the centennial exactly on its 100th birthday, then this building would be 99 years, 11 months and 28 days old as I write this. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/17/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  W. A. Talmage Company Hardware - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built at its present location in 1894, the Talmage Hardware store was probably the first to move from the old commercial centre of town to the present site a few blocks north, making it the second oldest building on this block. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Foiled Bank Robbery Site - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built as the Carbon County Bank, this building seems to have spent some time in the "Twilight Zone", as it was robbed two years before it was built. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Neithammer Brothers Meat Market - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers A long, narrow building n a corner lot, the Neithammer Brothers doubtless thought they had the perfect spot for a butcher shop. If s, they were right, as a butcher shop operated from this building until 1970. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Roman Theatre - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Opened in 1917, the Roman Theatre was built by an Austrian immigrant, Steve Roman. Retaining its 1935 neon marquee, the theatre is today the oldest active movie and live performance theatre in Montana. It celebrates its centennial this year, 2017. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Montana Bakery - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers One of the few wood framed buildings remaining in the district, this is actually two buildings, a tiny building sandwiched between two normally sized buildings. For much of its existence this was an Italian bakery. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Plunkett's Hardware - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers A flashy pink brick building, this is appropriate as it is now occupied by "Flash's" a photography studio with the flashiest neon sign on the block. Not primary, this is simply a contributing building to this district. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Charles Antilla Building - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Another building with a sandstone parapet, this one still legible. Below that parapet is some nice brick corbelling as well as chain brickwork above the upper windows. Below the windows is a stone sill connecting the two. Altogether, a nice façade. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Marino & Blackburn Building - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built circa 1905, the building has a rusticated sandstone parapet in which was carved the name and date of the building. Sandstone, being quite soft, was a less than brilliant choice of material as the inscriptions have become nearly unreadable. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Alcazar (Star) Theatre - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built in 1908 as a moving picture theatre, this must have been the first in the town. Later, in 1925, another movie theatre was built next door, as this one had closed by 1913. Later the building housed a pool hall and even a bordello upstairs. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Iris Theater - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Opened in 1925 as the Iris Theatre, it was later renamed as the Park Theatre, screening movies until 1961. When the theatre closed the ground floor became retail space, the upper floor remained part meeting hall, part apartment space. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Iarussi Building - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built about 1929 by Italian shoemaker Ludovico Iarussi, this single storey brick building has housed a number of businesses in its time, including the obligatory grog shop until 1985. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Labor Temple - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built in 1909, the Labor Temple was home to Red Lodge Miner’s Local No. 1771, its members predominantly from Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Today the building is the home of the Carbon County Historical Society & Museum. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pollard Hotel - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built in 1893 as the Spofford Hotel, this has, since 1902, been known as the Pollard. Hence, the Registration Form refers to it as the Spofford, and the NRHP plaque as the Pollard. This building was the first brick building erected in Red Lodge. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Mount Maurice Hospital - Red Lodge, MT
in Montana Historical Markers Built in 1909, this was not the first but the second "state of the art" hospital to be built in Red Lodge. Now used as an annex to the courthouse immediately north, the building remained in use as a hospital for many years. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 8/16/2017 last visited: never |
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