{"id":1882,"featured":1,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:58:02","latitude":46.01361299999999943111106404103338718414306640625,"longitude":-112.5402963000000227111740969121456146240234375,"title":"First Presbyterian Church, Butte","subtitle":"Butte National Historic Landmark District","fullsize":"https://storyofbutte.org/files/fullsize/2d6624365cc01106302a8fe48ae0cf6e.jpg","address":"215 West Broadway Street, Butte, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":17,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"While Butte’s personality was taking shape in the form of impressive commercial buildings, the construction of five major churches in little more than two decades added grace and eloquence to the city&#039;s demeanor. The Presbyterians, organized in Butte in 1878, commissioned the town’s most prominent architect, H. M. Patterson, to design their new church. Patterson, whose style left an indelible print on Butte’s streetscape, completed the building in 1896. The wood-frame construction with brick veneer is enhanced by a square tower, double arched doors, and an elaborate stained glass window set in Gothic arches.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Private","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b2694698-4c33-4e3d-b1f9-d8b8740bf6dc/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the Butte National Historic Landmark District</a>","<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/9ecb5fd7-e392-42a7-a16e-94df0f020422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See photos of the Butte National Historic Landmark District</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://storyofbutte.org/files/fullsize/2d6624365cc01106302a8fe48ae0cf6e.jpg":{"id":939,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"First Presbyterian Church","description":"First Presbyterian Church, facing east, side/front view. | <a href=\"https://www.montanapictures.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MontanaPictures.net</a> | June 2003 | MontanaPictures.net","thumbnail":"https://storyofbutte.org/files/square_thumbnails/2d6624365cc01106302a8fe48ae0cf6e.jpg"}}}