Mother Lode Theatre

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An overabundance of copper on the world market all but halted building activity in Uptown Butte during the 1920s. This splendid, long-established theater is one exception, completed in 1923. Following the example of Butte’s most significant twentieth-century buildings, the Masons commissioned the architectural firm of Link and Haire to create the impressive Beaux-Arts style structure. Four colossal engaged columns with Ionic capitals, lions’ heads, decorative iron work, and multi-colored terra cotta highlight its monumental façade. Today the Fox Theatre continues to provide entertainment to the public.

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Built 1923 (662)
Built during 1920s (8,016)
Montana (1,617)
Open to the public (2,618)
Silver Bow County, Montana (135)
Theater (3,200)

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• September 30, 2018: Added by Richard Doody

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• Richard Doody

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