Mother Lode Theater

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An overabundance of copper on the world market all but halted building activity in Uptown Butte in the 1920s. This splendid, long-established theater is one exception, completed in 1923. Following the example of Butte's most significant Twentieth Century buildings, the Masons commissioned the architectural firm of Link and Haire to create the impressive Beaux-Arts style structure. Four colossal engaged columns with Ionic capitals, lions' heads, decorative iron work, and multi-colored terra cotta highlight its monumental façade. It was renamed Fox Theater and then the Mother Lode Theater, and it continues to provide entertainment to the public.

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References

  • Montana Historical Society, national register historic plaque (verbatim)
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