Appleton House No. 9 - Helena, MT
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Appleton House No. 9 is one of a great many built by prolific builder George Appleton in the then fashionable west end of Helena.
Waymark Code: WMWJ24
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2017
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This Queen Anne style Victorian home was built by George Appleton in 1890 and is known today as Appleton House Number 9. More than anything, Appleton was a builder of houses, mostly Queen Anne in style, the designs mostly taken from pattern books. A carpenter by trade, he also worked on larger commercial buildings but spent the majority of his time in Helena building houses, two of which are National Register properties. Appleton ultimately purchased over 250 building lots in the city, but it is not known how many buildings he eventually put on these lots. In 1895 he moved to Denver, CO, leaving behind a legacy of a series of attractive and well built houses.
For many years operated as a bed and breakfast, the building is today home to the Appleton Furniture Design Center.
Newspaper ad for this residence, placed upon its completion:
"House No.9n "Corner of Euclid avenue and Joslyn street, facing valley. Lot 50x125 feet with 16-foot alley in rear. Basement under entire house. Two stories and finished attic. Brick (with cut stone trimmings) and frame. Eleven rooms; hall, pantry, bath room and six large closets with shelves and hooks, back stairs, double floors, paper throughout walls and under shingles. No.l Oregon flooring, cedar shingles, front hall finished in antique oak, two parlors and dining room in cherry, three member casing with carved caps, plinth and corner blocks, beautiful cherry mantle in parlor with large bevel plate mirror. Balance of house finished in No. 1 Minnesota pine, wainscotted kitchen, cabinet in pantry, wood box to fill from outside, first class range bricked in, kitchen table, cupboards and various labor-saving equipment, weighted windows, expensive art glass, solid bronze hardware, complete system of plumbing attached to pipes of Consolidated Water Co., hot and cold water to all fixtures, bath tub, tank water closet, marble top wash stand, soapstone stationary with cess-pool, piped for gas and hot air furnace, sheds, fences and walks complete. Price, $6,500.00; $2,000.00 cash, balance on time at 10 per cent."
From the NRHP Registration Form
Street address: 1999 Euclid Avenue Helena, MT United States 59601
County / Borough / Parish: Lewis and Clark
Year listed: 1995
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Domestic - Single Dwelling
Current function: Domestic - Retail Store
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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