Atlas Block

 

Atlas Block Sources at the Lewis & Clark Public Library Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center State Historic Preservation Office Online Resources

 

 

The Atlas Block is located at 7-9 North Last Chance Gulch. Constructed in 1889 by the S.J. Jones Insurance Company, it is an excellent representation of the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. The architects were Helena's Fisk J. Shaffer and James F. Strananhan. (Photo)

 

 

Sources at the Lewis & Clark Public Library

 

1. Paladin, Vivian A. Helena : an Illustrated History. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press, 1983. 136, 206, 218.
2. Baucus, Jean. Gold in the Gulch. Helena, Montana: Bar-Wineglass Pub. Co., 1981. 44.
3. Baumler, Ellen and Dave Shors. Lost Places, Hidden Treasures: Rare Photograghs of Helena, Montana. Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press, 2002. 76.
4. Campbell, William C. From the Quarries of Last Chance Gulch. Vol. 1. Helena, Montana: William C. Campbell, 1951. 223.
5. Skidmore, Bill. "Time Runs Out on the Atlas Block." The Independent Record 10 January 1981.
6. Jacobson, Herbert L., Donald L. Byrd, and Chere Jiusto. Helena: A Historic City. Montana: 1982.10-11. [Shelfmark M 978.6615 J]
7. Robinson, Willard B. "Helena's Fabulous Business Blocks." Montana the Magazine of Western Histroy 18 (1): 57ff.  [Shelfmark Helena Winter 1968 V18 N1]
8. Jiusto, Chere. The Heart of Helena: a Historical Tour. Helena, MT: City of Helena, 1989. 10. [Shelfmark M 978.66 J]
9. Warren, Gordon. "The Atlas Block." The Independent Record 25 May 1980: 23-24.
10. Kidston, Martin J. "Gargoyles Get Fabulous." The Independent Record 25 October 2006: 1A, 12A.
11. Skidmore, Bill. "Time Runs Out on the Atlas Block." The Independent Record 10 January 1981.

 

Sources at the Montana Historical Society

 

Research Center

 

1. Vertical Files, Atlas Block.
2. Helena Board of Trade. Helena Illustrated 1890.
3. Helena board of Trade. Report for 1887.
4. Sanborn-Perris Fire Insurance Maps of Helena.
5. Jacobson and Shope, Architects. Historic Architecture: Helena, Montana. No date.
6. Warren, Gordon. "The Atlas Block." The Independent Record 25 May 1980: 23-24.
7. Skidmore, Bill. "Time Runs Out on the Atlas Block." The Independent Record 10 January 1981.
8. Kidston, Martin J. "Gargoyles Get Fabulous." The Independent Record 25 October 2006: 1A, 12A.
9. National Register sign text.

 

State Historic Preservation Office

 

1. Helena Historic Survey, Historical and Architectural Inventory.
2. Skidmore, Bill. "Time Runs Out on the Atlas Block." The Independent Record 10 January 1981.
3. "Shaffer, Fisk J." Architects Biographical Files.
4. "Stranahan, James F." Architects Biographical Files.
5. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. "Victorian Houses 1860-1900: Richardsonian Romanesque," A Field Guide to American Homes, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.

 

Online Resources

 

1. Warren, Gordon. "The Atlas Block." The Independent Record 25 May 1980: 23-24.
2. Kidston, Martin J. "Gargoyles Get Fabulous." The Independent Record 25 October 2006: 1A, 12A.

 

 

 

 

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