Apartments at 426 Clarke St.

Built in 1887 - Still Standing

This brick apartment building was built in 1887 by Sarah E. Spalding.


Sarah E. Spaulding and Her Daughter Lena Griggs Curtiss Gunn
On the Porch of 426 Clarke

Sarah E. Spaulding and her daughter Lena Griggs Curtiss Gunn (b. Kansas 1872). came to Helena in 1876. Twice-widowed Sarah was one of the original incorporators of the Helena Florence Crittenton Home. Lena was talented in drawing.

 

A Chinese Peddler on the Steps of 426 Clarke St., ca. 1901

The little girl in the background is Maebelle Gunn, Mrs. Spalding's grandaughter. In 1926, Maebelle portrayed Yu Chin in the Chinese play "Mrs. Li Remembers", given for charity at the Congregational Church.




The Steps of 426 Clarke St., 2009


PHOTO BY KENNON BAIRD

Many thanks to Pam Attardo of Clarke St. in Helena for these beautiful old photos and information, which she received from from Mrs. Spalding's great-grandson, Phil Gunn (1927-2011).


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