Here’s my challenge to you: Look up. It’s that simple. Look up. When you’re walking around uptown, look up at the architecture and take notice of how rich those old buildings are with detail. There is a reason the Vernacular Architecture Forum was in Butte last summer. And, it was kind of a big deal. …
There is a ton of ornamental detail around the Hennessy Building doorway on Granite Street. I was across the street zooming in to take the photos and had no idea how much detail was there until I uploaded the photos to my computer. The building was built in 1898 and the facade restored in 1989. …
This rusty nail sticks out on the edge of the Hennessy Building.
My initial idea was to take a photo of the shadows from the fire escape behind the parking lot on Park St. (where J.C. Penney’s used to be and burned down). However, at 7 p.m. that part of the building was already in shadow. So I drove around and found this view of the Hennessy …
Here is a night photo of the Hennessy Building uptown. I used flash to brighten up the “Hennessy” Part. How to Purchase