Riverside (Hamilton, Montana)

Riverside is a historic house museum in Hamilton, Montana, U.S.. It was the private residence of Margaret Daly, copper magnate Marcus Daly's widow. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Riverside
Riverside (Hamilton, Montana) is located in Montana
Riverside (Hamilton, Montana)
Riverside (Hamilton, Montana) is located in the United States
Riverside (Hamilton, Montana)
LocationEastside Highway, Hamilton, Montana
Area46.6 acres (18.9 ha)
Built1880s; 1910 (1910)
ArchitectA. J. Gibson
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Websitehttp://dalymansion.org/
NRHP reference No.87001235[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1987

History

The house was first built for homesteader Anthony Chaffin.[2] After the home and surrounding ranchland was purchased by copper magnate Marcus Daly in 1886, it was redesigned in the Queen Anne architectural style, with a tower.[2] Daly's widow, Margaret, hired architect A. J. Gibson to redesign it in the Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival styles in 1910.[3]

Margaret Daly died in 1941, and the house was ultimately inherited by her granddaughter, Countess Margit Sigray Bessenyey of Hungary, in the 1950s.[2] When she died, it was inherited by her stepson, Francis Bakach-Bessenyey, who deeded it to the state of Montana in 1986 in exchange for forgiveness of $400,000 in inheritance taxes.[2] The Daly Mansion Preservation Trust was established, in part with a donation from him.[2]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1987.[1] It is now a house museum.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Inbody, Kristen (November 10, 2013). "A Glorious Rebirth: Daly Mansion is emerging from restoration looking great". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. pp. L1, L3. Retrieved June 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riverside". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2018. With accompanying pictures


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