Dust to Dazzle presents: A Walk in Walkerville

Butte Citizens for Preservation and Revitalization is presenting this year’s Dust to Dazzle Renovation Home Tour in Walkerville. Butte-Silver Bow County now owns the Lexington, 1501 N. Main, but before transferring ownership, Arco refurbished the mine’s 1940s hoist house. The mine itself is among the oldest on the Hill, dating back to the 1870s when silver was king.
Homes humble and dazzling are featured as well. The ‘dazzle’ homes are at the west end of Daly Street a restored Craftsman at 720 W. Daly and a 1906 Victorian-era home at 723 W. Daly.
This year’s ‘dust’ properties those in the early stages of restoration are an 1880s miner’s home at 122 W. Daly, a brick duplex at 111 W. Daly that also briefly served as a hospital, and an 1880s mercantile store at 1607 N. Main that is undergoing renovation to become a grocery/deli.
Rounding out the tour is the dazzling St. Lawrence O’Toole Church, 1308 N. Main, with its beautiful hand-painted frescoes on the walls and ceiling.
Tour-goers can browse at their own pace and visit the seven featured properties in whatever order they choose.