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31 E. Copper
Status: Primary
Year Built: 1910
Year Lost: N/A
Style: California Bungalow
Alt. name: The Duggan House
Builder/Architect: Herman Kemna
Past Owner(s): Larry Duggan
Geocode: 01119713241300000
Lat: 46° 00' 58.60" N
Long: 112° 32' 05.02" W
Elevation: 5789'
Neighborhood: -
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The residence at 31 East Copper, which was built in 1910, is an excellent example of a
California bungalow. It is of primary significance in the Butte National Historic Landmark District because it is the only bungalow-style residence still standing in the eastern part of the district, but also because it was the home for many years of
Larry Duggan, a prominent Butte undertaker who also served three terms as Butte's sheriff.
The residence was designed by architect Herman Kemna, and cost approximately $6000 to build. An article in the Butte Miner newspaper of July 3, 1910 describes the house thus:
"In its many distinctive features lies the secret of the bungalow's attractiveness. Not the least of which is the flower oriel window facing the west, which is deeply recessed in the dining room and gives the bungalow a flavor of the Dutch architecture. There is a pleasing and decidedly novelty in the design of the front windows as well. These open on a great wide, well-shaded porch, the floor of which is of brown paving brick. This, together with the concrete steps, insures a cool porch in the warmest of summer weather."
References
- Montana Historical Society, national register historic plaque
- Butte Miner, July 3, 1910
