Filed Under Butte

Kremer House

Butte Historic District

Before Alfred and Belle Kremer were married in late 1909, they planned to build this exemplary Craftsman style residence, completed in 1910. Alfred, a lawyer, and Belle, a homemaker and club woman, chose house plans created by New York furniture designer Gustav Stickley. Stickley was a popular promoter of the Arts and Crafts design movement, which encouraged simplicity, natural materials, and comfort in decorative arts and architecture. While numerous Craftsman bungalows line Butte’s streets, the Kremer home is exceptional in its detailing. From the expansive wood-shingle siding and sleeping porch to the spacious open floorplan, imposing stone fireplace, and built-in cabinetry, the house radiates the Craftsman ideal. The Kremer’s artistic home reflected their ardent support for the arts. In the 1920s, they organized the Butte Community Concert Association to bring international music and dance to town. Both were also active with Butte Friends of the Library and the Junior League. Belle died in 1942, but Alfred lived here until his death in 1975. Their only daughter, Isabel—a retired United Nations employee and executive with Girl Scouts of America—resided here from 1975 to 1978.

Images

Kremer House, Butte, MT
Kremer House, Butte, MT View of facade Source: Google Streetview Image Date: Aug 2021
Kremer House, Butte, MT
Kremer House, Butte, MT View of facade Source: digital image Creator: Ginger Garff, photographer Date: 2021
Kremer House, Butte, MT
Kremer House, Butte, MT Catalog plan No. 65 for the Kremer House from Gustav Stickley's The Craftsman Magazine. Source: Owner provided Creator: Stickley, Gustav. The Craftsman Magazine, Syracuse, NY Date: April 1909
Kremer House, Butte, MT
Kremer House, Butte, MT Architectural plan drawing of the Kremer House front elevation Source: Owner provided Creator: Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Studios, Syracuse, NY Date: 1909
Kremer House, Butte, MT
Kremer House, Butte, MT Interior view of fireplace. Stone is believed to be slag from the nearby mines. Source: Owner provided Creator: Ginger Garff, photographer Date: ca. 2021

Documents

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Kremer House, Butte, MTpdf / 2.34 MBDownload

Location

1149 Antimony St., Butte, MT | private

Metadata

Montana Historical Society, “Kremer House,” Historic Montana, accessed March 29, 2024, https://historicmt.org/items/show/3379.