Filed Under Butte

Mantle Block

Butte National Historic Landmark District

Prominent politician Lee Mantle had this impressive four-story masonry building constructed during 1892, the year he was elected mayor of Butte. Architect H. M. Patterson designed the commercial-residential structure, which incorporates a wealth of decorative architectural forms popular at the time. The curved corner turret and the mixing of stone and brick on the façade reflect Patterson’s distinctive eclectic style. Griffins and scrolls on the capitals between the third and fourth floors enhance the lively treatment of the façade. Remodeling in 1916 to accommodate the building’s long-time occupant, the Liberty Theater, somewhat altered the original storefronts, but fragments of decorative plaster within recall this former use.

Images

Mantle Block
Mantle Block Mantle Block (PAc 91-51 B1 RollCBD13 F08). Front to side view of the building, facing southwest on West Broadway Street. B&W. Source: Montana State Historic Preservation Office from the Photograph Archives at the Montana Historical Society Creator: Photographer unidentified Date: 1985
Mantle Block
Mantle Block Mantle Block (PAc 91-51 B1 RollCBD13 F10). Front view of the building, facing south on West Broadway Street. B&W. Source: Montana State Historic Preservation Office from the Photograph Archives at the Montana Historical Society Creator: Photographer unidentified Date: 1985

Location

14-20 West Broadway Street, Butte, Montana | Private

Metadata

The Montana National Register Sign Program, “Mantle Block,” Historic Montana, accessed March 28, 2024, https://historicmt.org/items/show/2077.