Neighborhoods Butte, Montana
uptown butte, 2006.
the concentration of wealth in butte due mining history resulted in unique , ornate architectural features amongst homes , buildings, particularly throughout uptown section of butte. uptown, named after steep streets, located on hillside on northwestern edge of town , characterized abundance of lavish victorian homes , queen anne style cottages built in late-nineteenth century. several of butte s painted ladies -homes featured in 1987 book daughters of painted ladies elizabeth pomada. butte-silver bow county has established urban revitalization agency works improve building façades enhance , promote architectural resources of historic uptown butte. in 2017, television pilot titled butteification aired on hgtv, focused on couple restoring victorian home in butte.
butte s south district, situated @ lower elevation below hillside comprises northern butte, has historically been home working-class neighborhoods. gold mines populated south butte before platted union pacific railroad in 1881.
the expansion of anaconda company in 1960s , 1970s eradicated of butte s historic neighborhoods, including east side, dublin gulch, meaderville, , chinatown. st. mary s section of butte, borders uptown east, comprised dublin gulch (an enclave irish immigrants) , corktown neighborhoods. takes name eponymous roman catholic parish located within it, historically known miner s church, scheduling masses around miners shifting schedules. historically, st. mary s section of butte had prominent population of slavic , finnish immigrants in addition irish prior mid-twentieth century.
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