Kluge House

German-born Emil Kluge came to Helena in 1873 and moved his family into this house, then a one-story abandoned miner's cabin. He salvaged materials to construct the second story using a building technique he brought from his native Prussia. A very rare example of European half-timber construction, the Kluge House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is located at 540 west Main Street.

Sources at Lewis & Clark Library

1. Baucus, Jean, and Gayle Shanahan. Helena, Her Historic Homes. Helena, Montana: Baucus and Shanahan,, 1976. 4. [Shelfmark M 978.6615 B]
2. Liffring, Bob. Tour Train Companion. Helena, Montana: Manx Publishing Co. 99-100. [Shelfmark M 978.66 L]
3. Paladin, Vivian, and Jean Baucus. Helena an Illustrated History. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press, 1996. 22. [Shelfmark M 978.6615 P].
4. Campbell, William C. From the Quarries of Last Chance Gulch. Vol. 2. Helena, Montana: Bell-Arm Corp., 1964. 10. [Shelfmark M 978.66C v.2]
5. "Emil Kluge Died Last Night: Was Old Timer Here; Prominent Mason." Helena Daily Independent 26 September 1924: Page 2.
6. "Maverick House: Landmark May Be Lost, Labeled Fire Hazard." Helena Independent Record 9 July 1964: Page 4.

Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center

1. "Emil Kluge Died Last Night: Was Old Timer Here; Prominent Mason." Helena Daily Independent 26 September 1924: Page 2.
2. "Maverick House: Landmark May Be Lost, Labeled Fire Hazard." Helena Independent Record 9 July 1964: Page 4.
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State Historic Preservation Office

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On-line resources

1. "Emil Kluge Died Last Night: Was Old Timer Here; Prominent Mason." Helena Daily Independent 26 September 1924: Page 2.
2. "Maverick House: Landmark May Be Lost, Labeled Fire Hazard." Helena Independent Record 9 July 1964: Page 4.