Reeder's Alley

 

Reeder's Alley Sources at the Lewis & Clark Public Library Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center State Historic Preservation Office On-line resources

 

Reeder's Alley is Helena's most intact territorial period neighborhood, built at Park and Cutler by Louis Reeder between 1874 and 1883. These small, one-room brick apartments were intended to provide comfortable housing for miners.

 

 

Sources at the Lewis & Clark Public Library

 

1. Boedecker, Pat. Reeder's Alley: History, Housewives & Art. Helena, Montana: P.B. Appraisal Associates, 2005.
2. Baucus, Jean. Gold in the Gulch. Helena, Montana: Bar-Wineglass Pub. Co., 1981. 20.
3. Paladin, Vivian A. Helena: An Illustrated History. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press, 1983. 48, 79, 217.
4. Liffring, Bob. Tour Train Companion. Helena, Montana: Manx Publishing Co. 97-98. [Shelfmark M 978.66 L]
5. Baumler, Ellen, and Dave Shors. Lost Places, Hidden Treasures Rare Photographs of Helena, Montana. Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press, 2002. 53. [Shelfmark M 978.6615 B]
6. McCahon, Dennis H. Helena Almanac. Helena, Montana: Helena Improvement Society, 1987. 36. [Shelfmark M 978.6615 M]
7. Baumler, Ellen. Spirit Tailings: Ghost Tales for Virginia City, Butte, and Helena. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press, 2002. 119-122. [Shelfmark 133.1097 B]
8. Baumler, Ellen. "Reeder's Alley: A Fascinating Slice of Our Earliest Community." The Independent Record 17 June 1999: 4A, 5A.
9. "Reeder's Alley." The Independent Record 23 December 2001: 4C, 5C.

 

Sources at the Montana Historical Society

 

Research Center

 

1. Baumler, Ellen. "Reeder's Alley: A Fascinating Slice of Our Earliest Community." The Independent Record 17 June 1999: 4A, 5A.
2. "Reeder's Alley." The Independent Record 23 December 2001: 4C, 5C.
3. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Vertical Files, Helena, Reeder's Alley.
4. National Register sign texts.

 

State Historic Preservation Office

 

1. National Register Files, Lewis and Clark County, Helena Historic District, Reeder's Alley.

 

On-line resources

 

1. Montana Heritage Commission. "Reeder's Alley History."
2. Baumler, Ellen. "Cluster of Buildings Inspires Many Tales." The Independent Record 23 Dec. 2001. (web version)
3. "Reeder's Alley." The Independent Record 23 Dec. 2001. (web version)
4. Baumler, Ellen. "Reeder's Alley: A Fascinating Slice of Our Earliest Community." The Independent Record 17 June 1999: 4A, 5A.
5. "Reeder's Alley." The Independent Record 23 December 2001: 4C, 5C.

 

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