The Bluestone House
Orignally 34½ Wood St., now 80 South Warren
• Built 1889-90
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Because
of the Bluestone House's singular appearance, it has been long
misidentified as "The Castle", which was an early
Helena brothel south of the Bluestone House. "The Castle"
is long gone.
The actual
history of the Bluestone House is a mysterious one. It was built
as a private residnce by architect James. F. Stanahan, but it
appears from records that none of the various owners of the
house ever actually lived in it.
The Bluestone
House was badly damged by the 1935 earthquakes.The 1970s saw
the building reconstructed with grant money obtained by the
Urban Renewal Historic Preservation Committee. Additional federal
funding was allocated in 1983.
Historian Ellen Baumler's 1996 Independent Record article about
the building tells the curious tale of this distinctive structure.
Download Ellen's article in pdf format: page1
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2. Courtesy of the Montana
History Wiki.
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A
Recent Photo of the Restored Bluestone House
COURTESY
OF IGOUGO
The
Bluestone House Under Construction, 1889
COURTESY
OF SEAN LOGAN
The Bluestone House, ca 1895
COURTESY
OF THE KENNON BAIRD COLLECTION
The Bluestone House, 1909
COURTESY
OF THE DAVID POOR COLLECTION
The
Bluestone House Damaged by the 1935 Earthquakes
COURTESY
OF THE SEAN LOGAN COLLECTION
Area
on the North Side of the Bluestone House, circa 1940
Four Views, Courtesy of April Coen
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The
Bluestone House and Fire Tower, Winter 1973-74
PHOTO
BY WALLACE "SKIP" MILLEGAN JR. (1951-1982) • COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
The
Restored Bluestone House from the North, September 16 2011
PHOTO
BY KENNON BAIRD
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