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 Tuttle Residence - Anaconda, MT Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 46° 07.558 W 112° 57.348
12T E 348903 N 5109902
One of the older homes on Hickory Street, its owner, Chas Tuttle, didn't get around to actually owning the land on which it sits until 1897, five years after it was built. This Queen Anne is possessed of a fair amount of Gingerbread (mass produced).
Waymark Code: WMN05J
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2014
Views: 2
Tuttle Residence
Mass production of decorative details allowed even modest houses to partake of architectural fashion. In the case of this one-and-one-half-story home, stained glass, gingerbread and latticework, turned porch supports, and fish-scale shingles in the gable end visually reference the popular Queen Anne style. Although Charles Tuttle did not formally acquire the land on which this home was built until 1897, he had contractors Smith and Gilmour construct the wood frame residence in 1892, making this one of the oldest homes on Hickory. Tuttle owned the City Drug Co., where he sold pharmaceuticals, hardware, and furniture. In the 1890s, a large furniture warehouse stood behind the home. In 1898, Tuttle expanded his business to include a funeral parlor, selling the drug store in 1900 to focus on undertaking. He later added a livery, creating Tuttle’s Livery and Undertaking. Longtime resident Joseph Malloy, a foreman at the converter plant, and his wife, Sarah, purchased the residence in 1915. More recently, James Milo and Lenore Manning undid alterations from the 1950s and 1960s, restoring the front façade to its original appearance.
From the NRHP Plaque
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Somewhat smaller and a bit less flashy than many homes in the West Side District, this Queen Anne nonetheless is a very appealing house, due primarily to the copious use of mouldings and scalloped shingles.
Apparently much of the decoration is made of mass produced items, something few people suspect were available in the nineteenth century.
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