Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
“The Silver Bow County Poor Farm Hospital at 3040 Continental Dr. in Butte, Montana was built in 1902. It includes design by architect Charles S.”
Wikipedia article Silver Bow County Poor Farm Hospital, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Silver Bow County · listed in 1981 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Silver Bow County Poor Farm Hospital between 1994 and 2019, burning about 28 acres in total. 7 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LITTLE BLACKTAIL |
| 4 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | PENNY |
| 23 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MARY EMMEE |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LUCKY STRIKE |
| 30 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LUCKY |
| 27 July 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CAROLINE |
| 22 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HANEY |
| 2 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | SADDLE ROCK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 285 workings within 5 miles of Silver Bow County Poor Farm Hospital: 148 past producers, 47 prospects, 44 occurrences, 23 producers. 24 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Silver, Gold, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Mine | Silica, Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Alice Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Beryllium | Past Producer | 1960 | |
| Anselmo Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Belmont Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1957 | |
| Black Rock Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Manganese | Producer | Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Sphalerite | |
| Bullwhacker Mine | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Butte District | Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Silver, Copper, Gold, Tellurium, Sulfur, Cadmium, Selenium, Calcium, Bismuth | Producer | 1880 | |
| Butte, Veins (Anaconda) | Copper, Silver, Gold, Bismuth, Cadmium, Manganese, Zinc, Lead, Selenium, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1875, 1880, 2000 | |
| Carver Tailings | Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Carver Tailings | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Butte, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 16 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butte | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butte | $5,000 | A tree fell on a house bringing damage to a power box. Another large tree fell and downed multiple power poles. The power outage affected 5000 homes. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butte | $500 | A newspaper in Butte reported that the top of an approximately 40 foot Ponderosa Pine tree fell over onto Park Street near the Montana Tech hill. Looking at the photo, the tree apparently fell towards the east direction. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Butte | - | The spotter measured one inch hail in Butte. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Butte | - | A trained spotter reported 1 size hail south of Butte. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Butte | - | A trained spotter estimated that 1 hail fell during the thunderstorm. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Butte | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butte | - | Large trees fell across roadways and power lines were knocked down in portions of Butte. A few small grass fires were reported from the downed power lines. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Butte | - | Seven thenths of an inch of rain fell in 24 minutes at Bert Mooney Airport. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Butte | - | The Elk Park Department of Transportation weather station measured a thunderstorm wind gust up to 69 mph. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Butte | - | The Public Works Department reported .75 inch hail and estimated one inch of rain in about 30 minutes in Butte. Water was flowing down the streets. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Butte | - | A trained spotter reported 0.5 to 0.75 inch hail. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Butte | - | Police Officer reported to Silver Bow County Dispatch penny sized hail in downtown Butte. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Butte | - | A member of the public phoned in a report of nickel-sized hail. The storm developed on the southeast side of Butte and tracked northeast along the Continental Divide. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Butte | - | Torrents of rain and hail fell on Butte in an hour-long thunderstorm which dumped over 2 inches of rain and hail over most of urban Butte. Blacktail Creek was over its banks in many areas. Silver Bow Creek, which normally has little or no water in the summer, was running like a river. Montana and Harrison Ave. streets were flooded and impassable during the peak of the storm. Debris from the hill washed down large rocks and boulders, which covered many of the streets in the up-town area. Underground power lines were washed out with residents without power for two to three days. Many private homes suffered flooded basements, yards and garages. Two trailer parks, located at the bottom of hills, suffered major damage. Centerville Volunteer Fire Dept. had major water damage. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Butte | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Butte | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Butte | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Heavy Rain | Butte | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Butte | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Butte | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Butte | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butte | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Butte | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Butte | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butte | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butte | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Butte | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Butte | - | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Hail | Butte | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butte | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Grade School | 0.7 miles | 1988 | |
| Longfellow Grade School | 1.4 miles | 1988 | |
 | Socialist Hall | 1.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Burton K. Wheeler House | 2.2 miles | 1976 |
| Madison Grade School | 2.4 miles | 1988 | |
 | Matt's Place Drive-In | 2.6 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000366 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Silver Bow County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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