Miner Maurice Lalande and his three brothers lived in this house from 1894 to 1902. Butte pioneer freighter Louis Dansereau and his wife Julia also lived in a two-room cottage near the alley (now demolished). Copper King Marcus Daly gave Louis the first timber contract to haul wood to the Anaconda mine in 1881. The Roman Catholic Diocese purchased the home in 1903 as a rectory for St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, which was located on the property. Bishop John Brondel founded St. Joseph’s Parish to serve the various ethnic groups settling on Butte’s south side. Fathers Quesnel, Allaeys, and Van Dyken lived here in succession until 1906 when the church moved to a new building. In 1911, Art Dansereau (Louis and Julia’s son) moved here with his wife Laura and their four children. Art manufactured oyster cocktails (the forerunner of shrimp cocktail) in a backyard shed. He imported oysters from Baltimore, bottled them in a tangy tomato sauce, then sold them in local saloons. Former deputy sheriff John Ryan and his wife Minnie, a cook, purchased the home in 1927.
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