The Montana Deaconess School
Children's Home - Now Known as Intermountain
THE
DAVID HULL COLLECTION
| The original
home of the Montana Deaconess School was in a converted building
on the disused Wesleyan University campus, which was located at
the present-day intersection of North Montana Avenue and Sierra
Drive. Opened in 1909, the Deaconess School, now known as Intermountain,
has nurtured countless children. Click
here for a short history of the school on the Intermountain
website. |
Deaconess
Children, circa 1910
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THE DAVID HULL COLLECTION
Deaconess Staff and Students, 1914
COLLECTION
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Montana
Deaconess School Pageant, 1919
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INTERMOUNTAIN ARCHIVES
Deaconess
School, circa 1930
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Earthquake
Damage, November 1935
KENNON
BAIRD COLLECTION
| Following
the first damaging earthquake, Deaconess children were temporarily
sheltered in the "Shanty", a nearby Helena Valley dancehall.
They were later transferred to the large vacant Salvail home,
which stood at the corner of Madison and Wilder, where they lived
for two years. |
Distillery
Sends Aid
A
New Home in 1937 • Mills Hall, 1539 11th Avenue
Built 1919, Demolished 2015
|
This 1919
building was originally the second Mills Hall, part of Intermountain
Union College. It served as the Intermountain Deaconess Home
from 1937 until 1971, when the current South Lamborn St. facility
opened.
Mills
Hall was acquired by the State of Montana, and housed State
offices until 2010. In January of 2015, despite efforts by
local preservationists, the State of Montana demolished the
building.
Many thanks
to Intermountain Communications Manager Maggie Long for the
following images from the Intermountain archives...
|
Deaconess
Winter Fun, early 1950s
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INTERMOUNTAIN ARCHIVES
On
the Teeter-totter, 1950s
INTERMOUNTAIN
ARCHIVES
Deaconess
Lamborn Street Campus, 1970s
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INTERMOUNTAIN ARCHIVES
Demolition of Mills Hall • January 6 - 8, 2015
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