Labor Temple - Red Lodge Commercial Historic District - Red Lodge, MT
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N 45° 11.386 W 109° 14.820
12T E 637706 N 5005526
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.
Waymark Code: WMWBKB
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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Labor Temple P-2 Labor Temple, 224 North Broadway, 1909

Three story brick masonry building with a flat roof and stepped parapet. Double hung windows with a diamond pattern in the upper sash. Pressed tin ceilings on interior. Ground floor was commercial (originally the Kalva Cooperative Mercantile Association), second floor housed union offices, third floor was a dance hall A major corner structures located at NE corner of district.
From the NRHP Nomination Form, Page 1
LABOR TEMPLE

Red Lodge Miner’s Local No. 1771 had grown to more than a thousand members when this labor temple was built in 1909. The United Mine Workers of America organized nationally in 1896 and by 1898, Local No. 1771 had 200 members. The building is a testament to the labor struggles of Red Lodge coal miners and the primary symbol of labor history in the area. John Horne of Laurel designed the $36,000 building and Butte Local #22 contributed major funding. John Massow, building committee chairman, took the train to Butte and returned with a $10,000 loan in his pocket. Carved sandstone with the words “Labor Temple” at the center of the parapet proclaims the building’s purpose. The temple included a union meeting hall, union offices, a library, and a saloon for members called the Workers’ Club of Carbon County. Old-timers say club patrons were mostly Welsh, Scottish, and Irish; miners of other ethnic groups frequented local establishments run by their compatriots. The Finnish Kaleva Cooperative Mercantile, a reflection of the town’s colorful ethnic diversity, was the original ground floor tenant.
From the NRHP plaque at the building
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Red Lodge Commercial Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]

Address:
224 North Broadway Red Lodge, MT 59068


How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Plaque on building (Photo in gallery)

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