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 St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Anaconda, MT Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 46° 07.512 W 112° 57.256
12T E 349019 N 5109814
Just love these old stone churches. They somehow look ageless, probably because they are. The stone deteriorates more slowly than other materials, making them appear as though they could stand forever.
Waymark Code: WMKMCK
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2014
Views: 2
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Anaconda grew quickly after Copper King Marcus Daly established it as his smelter town in 1883, but the community’s Episcopalians needed to wait seven years before they could lay the cornerstone for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on October 21, 1890. Before then, they had depended on priests from Deer Lodge and Butte, or on visits of Bishop Richmond Leigh Brewer from Helena. Services were held in the Methodist Episcopal Church South building and later above Foskett’s saloon. At the latter site, water for a baptism by the Rev. A. B. Howard of Deer Lodge once was supplied from downstairs, and in a beer mug. Even after having their own building, the congregation was dependent on the smelter’s fortunes, and St. Mark’s closed for some months in 1892 when the smelter was shut down. The buff sandstone for this Romanesque Revival church was quarried near Garrison. The original floor plan was that of a Latin cross except for the square entrance bell tower; and a brick one-story addition has squared off the space between transept and apse.
From the NRHP Plaque
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 10/21/1890
Age of Church building determined by?: Historical Society
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 11:15 AM
Street address of Church:
601 Main Street
Anaconda, MT USA
59711
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
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