{"id":1915,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:40:12","latitude":46.011367599999999811188899911940097808837890625,"longitude":-112.54923400000001265652826987206935882568359375,"title":"100 South Excelsior","subtitle":"Butte National Historic Landmark District","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/979951fb4377a8aafb8a88ddd26229d2.jpg","address":"100 South Excelsior Avenue, Butte, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":16,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"The Classical Revival style is grandly expressed in this exemplary residence of high-fired tan brick, built between 1916 and 1920. A symmetrical façade with central porch, double entry doors, square brick columns, and a central gable over an extended bay achieve the rich harmony characteristic of this elegant, dignified style. The original owner was James Heslet, a longtime employee of copper king W. A. Clark. Heslet began his career as a teller with the Clark and Larabie Bank in 1889. By 1900, he had worked his way up to the prestigious position of assistant cashier with W. A. Clark &amp; Bro. Bankers. Heslet remained thus employed until the mid-1930s when both he and his wife, Cora, were trustees for the Paul Clark Home. A butler’s pantry and servants’ quarters equipped with a call box to the dining room are evidence of the Heslets’ social status. The yard, of unusual size by Butte standards, is enclosed by a handsome wall of porphyry crowned with an iron railing.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Private","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b2694698-4c33-4e3d-b1f9-d8b8740bf6dc/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the Butte National Historic Landmark District</a>","<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/9ecb5fd7-e392-42a7-a16e-94df0f020422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See photos of the Butte National Historic Landmark District</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/979951fb4377a8aafb8a88ddd26229d2.jpg":{"id":2354,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"100 South Excelsior","description":"100 South Excelsior (PAc 91-51 B4 RollMM03 F06). Front to side view of the house, facing east on South Excelsior Avenue near the corner of South Excelsior and West Galena Street. B&amp;W. | Montana State Historic Preservation Office from the Photograph Archives at the Montana Historical Society | 1985 | M. Murphy","thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/979951fb4377a8aafb8a88ddd26229d2.jpg"}}}