{"id":1997,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:40:12","latitude":46.0111940999999973200829117558896541595458984375,"longitude":-112.5415031999999655454303137958049774169921875,"title":"St. Patrick&#039;s Catholic Church","subtitle":"Butte National Historic Landmark District","fullsize":"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/44f012af333dc58a7d2c0ada0c5b52d9.jpg","address":"329 West Mercury Street, Butte, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":16,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"Butte’s early Catholic community built its first parish church, a temporary wooden structure, west of this site in 1879. Father John Dols, the first pastor, arrived in the spring of 1881. The following year the cornerstone for a new church was laid, and formal dedication of St. Patrick’s took place in 1884. Two one-story wings were added to the original central portion in 1896, shaping the structure to its present appearance. Although exterior remodeling has somewhat altered St. Patrick’s original façade, the graceful spire and elegant Gothic arches reflect its original design.","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/44f012af333dc58a7d2c0ada0c5b52d9.jpg":{"id":2398,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"St. Patrick&#039;s Church, Butte","description":"Copy of a photomechanical postcard view of St. Patrick&#039;s Catholic Church at the northeast corner of Washington and Mercury streets in Butte. | PAc 946-092, Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, MT. | Between 1896-1920 | Unknown","thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/44f012af333dc58a7d2c0ada0c5b52d9.jpg"},"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/80d6523783e01dd682a2c5bcd033c46d.jpg":{"id":910,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"St. Patrick&#039;s Catholic Church","description":"St. Patrick&#039;s Catholic Church, facing northeast, front/side view. | <a href=\"https://www.montanapictures.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MontanaPictures.net</a> | June 2008 | MontanaPictures.net","thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/80d6523783e01dd682a2c5bcd033c46d.jpg"},"https://historicmt.org/files/fullsize/74f61da2f16e48a02e649eb9b424e3ce.jpg":{"id":911,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"St. Patrick&#039;s Catholic Church","description":"St. Patrick&#039;s Catholic Church, facing northwest, front/side view. | <a href=\"https://www.montanapictures.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MontanaPictures.net</a> | June 2008 | MontanaPictures.net","thumbnail":"https://historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/74f61da2f16e48a02e649eb9b424e3ce.jpg"}}}