 view gallery |   Commanding Officer's Quarters - Fort Missoula, MT
in Montana Historical Markers After the turn of the century Fort Missoula was rebuilt, changing from log buildings to mission style with red tile roofs. This, the CO's residence, sits in the middle of a row of similar residences. posted by:  BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/28/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Company Officers' Quarters - Fort Missoula, MT in Montana Historical Markers Built in 1910 as part of the reconstruction of Fort Missoula, this row of buildings on Fort Missoula Road housed the officers on the post from 1910 to 1941. They were all done in Spanish Mission Style, bright white with red tile roofs. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/28/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Parade Grounds - Fort Missoula, MT in Montana Historical Markers Even soldiers aren't all work and no play, so the parade grounds served as their ball diamond. An odd first occurred here - the first flight of an airplane in Missoula took place at the parade grounds with the flight of Eugene Ely’s Curtiss biplane. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/28/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Post Cemetery - Fort Missoula, MT in Montana Historical Markers With the first burial taking place in 1876, this cemetery has received soldiers who served in the Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. As well, several children are buried here. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/28/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Post Headquarters (Exchange) - Fort Missoula, MT in Montana Historical Markers Built in 1906 as the post exchange or quartermaster's store, the building also served as a recreation hall. Later, in 1962, it became the post headquarters. After the closing of the post it has housed various other agencies. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/28/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | St. Luke's Hospital - Thompson Falls, MT in Montana Historical Markers The Thompson Falls Hydroelectric Dam project was initiated in 1910, coinciding with the construction of this, the first real medical facility to be built in the region. It was the brainchild of Dr. Everett Peek, also a principal in the dam project. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/28/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | St. Ignatius Mission - St. Ignatius Montana in Montana Historical Markers This very large and impressive Jesuit Mission, built in 1891, was sufficiently influential in the area that the town of St. Ignatius grew up around it. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Deer Lodge County Courthouse - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers For a very small county, this is really quite a grand courthouse. Built in 1898, its exterior is 100 percent stone, topped with a copper dome on its tall bell tower. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Glover Cabin - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers This old log cabin was built in about 1865 by Alexander Glover, the first settler in the area, and was the first structure built in the Anaconda area. Amazingly, it survives to this day. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Goosetown Historic District - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers Goosetown, or the workingman's neighbourhood, is just one of five historic districts in the city of Anaconda. It lies in the southeastern quarter of the city, nearest the site of the smelter and the foundry, where the majority of residents worked. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Club Moderne - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers One of the very few Art Deco buildings in Anaconda, Club Moderne opened in 1937 to a large and appreciative crowd. It remains, 77 years later, a lively and popular bar and lounge. The club retains its original art deco flavour. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Methodist Episcopal Church of Anaconda - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers Completed in 1890, it was a scant six years before expansion of this church became necessary. Again in 1905 it was expanded but retained its original Gothic design throughout. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Davidson Building - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers This is one of the more ornately done brick buildings in downtown Anaconda. Built in 1896, the Davidson Building is currently living its third life. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers Just love these old stone churches. They somehow look ageless, probably because they are. The stone seldom deteriorates making them appear as though they could stand forever. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Butte--Anaconda Historic District - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers This Historic District, listed in 1961 only in Butte, was expanded in 2006 to include Walkerville and Anaconda. This made it the largest Historic District in the country in terms of number of contributing properties, which totals 6,013. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Washoe Theater - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers If any vintage theatre deserves to be listed in the NRHP it is this one. Opened in 1936 after a depression-caused delay of six years, it remains one of the best preserved vintage Art Deco theatres in the country. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | George Waddell House - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers A classic Queen Anne example of Victorian design, this home was built by George Waddell, a draftsman with The Anaconda Copper Company whose talents not only allowed him to build this house, but to move on to bigger and better things in Wisconsin. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | West Side Historic District - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers As Anaconda prospered, the West Side quickly became the enclave of successful businessmen and the managerial class of the copper smelting industry. It is here where all of the elegant homes and opulent hotels and business blocks sprang up. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Hearst Free Library - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers Designed by San Francisco architect F. S. Van Trees, this classical brick library was built in 1898 as a gift to the City of Anaconda from Phoebe Hearst, who had become enchanted with the city and with the people of the City of Anaconda. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Anaconda Commercial Historic District - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers The Anaconda Commercial District comprises the centre of the city, containing most of the historic commercial buildings erected in the first years of Anaconda's life. Many of them remain, some in excellent condition and some much less so. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | City Hall - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers In the hope that Anaconda would soon become Montana's capital, the powers that be at the time furnished the city with a rather ambitious City Hall. Completed in 1896, though it no longer serves as Anaconda's City Hall, it remains a city landmark. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Historic District - Anaconda, MT in Montana Historical Markers Chartered with the grandiose name of the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway, the closest the railway ever got to the Pacific was 26 miles down the line from its beginning in Butte, at Anaconda. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Philipsburg Historic District - Philipsburg, MT in Montana Historical Markers While it was copper that created Anaconda, down the road, silver was the metal that gave life to the town of Philipsburg. After the silver ran out, Philipsburg has managed to hang on through farming, forestry, tourism and a small amount of mining. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Philipsburg Grade School - Philipsburg, MT in Montana Historical Markers Once Philipsburg had become the seat of Granite County, it felt it needed a school appropriate to its newfound stature. This it got in spades in the form of this grade school with very tall and very impressive bell tower. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Missouri date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Granite County Jail - Philipsburg, MT in Montana Historical Markers Granite County came into existence in 1893 and by 1896 was the proud owner of this sturdy brick jailhouse and sheriff's office. Well able to stand the test of time, the building is, 118 years later, still the Granite County Jail & Sheriff's Office. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Montana date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
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