Park 135 E.

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A row of one-story frame shops including a harness maker, two carpenters, a cobbler, a saloon, a bakery, and a millinery filled this block in the 1880s. By 1890, most had been replaced. The blacksmith shop that stood on this lot gave way to a two-story storefront and lodging house. A grocery store was the first ground-floor tenant; furnished rooms were upstairs, and a stable stood at the rear. Eight rooftop skylights well illuminated the second story where in 1900, Josephine Stacy had fifteen male lodgers and a female cook in her furnished rooms. Stacy and a string of other lodge-keepers after her leased the second floor. Various businesses occupied the storefront including the Western Meat Company from 1928 to 1958. The company’s “ghost sign,” along with vintage beer and tobacco advertisements, remain on the east wall. The building’s fine cast iron storefront, once a common element in Butte, incorporates fluted iron pilasters with floral designs, a scalloped metal cornice, and corner brackets. Elaborately embellished window hoods with a central scroll and circle ornament the upper story.

• Reference: Taken verbatim from Historic Plaque (SHPO)