Helena Historic District - Historic Montana
In 1869, the downtown burned, replaced over the next few years by brick and granite business houses. Helena survived after the placer gold played out and population declined, because pioneer entrepreneurs had made it a financial center.
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Downtown buildings in a great variety of architectural styles arose, many since lost to fires, earthquakes, and urban renewal. The panic of 1893 and end of guaranteed federal silver purchases slowed Helena’s early momentum, but the gold camp that survived grew gradually as a business and government center.
Helena Historic District (Helena, Montana) - Wikipedia
When over 240 buildings within the original Helena Historic District were demolished due to urban renewal, the southeastern section where the demolition of the 1970s was the greatest was delisted, and a roughly 5-block area north of the original downtown district was added in 1990.
Helena As She Was - An Open History Resource for Montana's …
SCANS OF THREE NEGATIVES, COURTESY OF WENDI KOTTAS PETERSON, WITH PANORAMA PHOTO-STITCHING BY SEAN LOGAN. A CENTER OF ACTIVITY ON SOUTH MAIN FROM 1885 TO 1935. A NOTED SUMMER STOCK THEATRE ONCE HOUSED IN THE OLD CAPITAL BREWERY BUILDING ON WEST MAIN. DESTROYED BY 'URBAN RENEWAL' IN THE 1970S. ONCE THE HOME OF THE TERRITORIAL AND STATE FAIRS.
Scenes of Urban Renewal Demolition, 1970s - helenahistory.org
In total, 228 buildings were demolished, over 140 businesses were displaced, and 430 familes had to find somewhere else to live. In a city of Helena's small size, it was a major upheaval.
1904 Federal Building, Helena Montana
With the opening of an ugly new Federal Building in 1977 at the south end of Last Chance Gulch, offices of the City of Helena and Lewis & Clark County moved into the Park Avenue building. Built on the Site of Payne's Hotel
THE 10 BEST Helena Sights & Historical Landmarks - Tripadvisor
2019年11月21日 · Top Helena Landmarks: See reviews and photos of sights to see in Helena, Montana on Tripadvisor.
Goodkind Building - Helena Historic District - Historic Montana
This building is an excellent example of transitional Western Commercial architecture before the advent of more ornate styles. The simple, narrow plan enhanced by decorative windows is typical of the 1870s and early 1880s. A pressed metal cornice crowns the top.
Old Liquor Warehouse Building - Chanen Construction
Old Liquor Warehouse (OLW) is located in downtown Helena area and is made of concrete walls, floors, and roofs with a brick façade exterior. The original structure was built in such a manner that made this design revitalization a challenge for the entire Team which made all ponder the price of concrete and 2x8 board forms at the time of its ...
Top 5 Buildings in Helena, Montana - Stephen Travels
One block from The Sanders, Montana’s original governor’s mansion has been on the list of the National Register of Historic Places since 1970, 82 years after it was built as a private residence for about $85,000. It served as the governor’s mansion from 1913, serving nine governors and their families until a new location was found in 1959.
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