Link & Haire was a prolific architectural firm in Montana, formally established on January 1, 1906.Pacific Reporter 1926: 954. It designed a number of buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History The Link & Haire Firm was formed by Charles Haire and J. G. Link in 1906. Link & Haire architects planned both public and private premises. Thomas Haire, who succeeded Charles S. Haire, retired in 1926. E.B. Benson, an employee, took the place of Thomas Haire.
Partner biographies John Gustave Link was born in Bavaria on May 13, 1870, emigrating to the United States in 1887."Link and Haire, Architects, records, 1904-1926". http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/. n.d. He practiced architecture in Denver and St. Louis before relocating to Butte in 1896.Lambert, Kirby, Patricia Mullan Burnham, Susan R. Near. Montana's State Capitol: The People's House. 2002. He soon formed the partnership of Link & Donovan with William E. Donovan, which was dissolved in 1900. He then formed Link & Carter, with Joseph T. Carter. In 1902 Link went to Billings, a city 228 miles east of Butte, where he established the firm's second office,Improvement Bulletin 24 May 1902: 12. leaving the Butte office under Carter's supervision. After Carter departed in 1905, Link had to find a new architect to manage the Butte office. He found his man in the form of the older Charles S. Haire, a prominent Helena architect. The two men formally established their partnership on January 1, 1906, with Link in Billings and Haire in Butte.
Upon Haire's death in 1925, his place was taken by his son, Thomas. Link departed soon after, relocating to Spokane, Washington, where he established Link & Rasque with George M. Rasque.Architect and Engineer May 1926: 120. He returned to Billings in 1926, and his firm became J. G. Link, Inc. In 1935 Link's son John G. Link, Jr. was admitted to the firm. He retired in 1936, handing the firm over fully to his sons, John and Elmer F. Link. John G. Link, Sr. died in Billings in January 1954.Montana-Dakota Utilities Building. https://cdn.loc.gov. 2008.
Charles Sidney Haire was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, on June 4, 1857. He attended Hughes High School in Cincinnati, graduating in 1876. It was in Ohio that he studied architecture, from 1879 to 1886. He then worked as a draftsman for the Union Pacific Railroad at Pocatello, Idaho, and the Great Northern Railway in Butte, ultimately relocating to Helena in 1893, where he established his own office."Charles Sidney Haire". Journal of the American Institute of Architects July 1925: 275. Haire practiced alone until he formed a partnership with J. G. Link in January 1906.
Haire was elected to the American Institute of Architects in 1921, and died February 3, 1925, in Olympia, Washington, while en route to Montana from California. At the time of his death, his last completed work, the Montana Life Insurance Building at Helena, was regarded as his greatest.
Architectural works Charles S. Haire, 1893-1905 1896 - Montana State Soldiers' Home, Veterans Dr, Columbia Falls, MontanaMontana Soldiers' Home Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1993. 1899 - St. Mary of the Assumption R. C. Church, Laurin Lp Rd, Laurin, MontanaSt. Mary of the Assumption NRHP Nomination. 1985. 1901 - Detention Hospital, Lewis and Clark County Hospital, 3404 Cooney Dr, Helena, MontanaLewis and Clark County Hospital Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2002. 1901 - First Unitarian Church, 325 N Park Ave, Helena, MontanaHelena Historic District (Amendment) NRHP Nomination. 1990. Now the Grandstreet Theatre 1901 - Parmly Billings Memorial Library, 2822 Montana Ave, Billings, MontanaParmly Billings Memorial Library NRHP Nomination. 1972. 1902 - Dillon City Library, 121 S Idaho St, Dillon, MontanaDillon City Library NRHP Nomination. 1978. 1902 - Silver Bow County Poor Farm Hospital, 3040 Continental Dr, Butte, MontanaSilver Bow County Poor Farm Hospital NRHP Nomination. 1981. 1902 - Ursuline Convent of the Sacred Heart, 1411 Leighton Blvd, Miles City, MontanaUrsuline Convent of the Sacred Heart NRHP Nomination. 1992. 1903 - Carnegie Library, 35 N Bozeman Ave, Bozeman, MontanaBozeman Carnegie Library NRHP nomination. 1979. Link & Donovan, 1896-1900 1898 - Largey Flats, 405 W Broadway St, Butte, MontanaImprovement Bulletin 1898: 44. 1899 - Mountain View M. E. Church, 301 N Montana St, Butte, Montana"Mountain View Methodist Episcopal Church (301 North Montana)". http://butte-anacondanhld.blogspot.com/. 5 May 2013. Link & Carter, 1900-1905 1900 - Butte Miner Building, 69-71 W Broadway St, Butte, Montana"Item: Butte Miner Bldg". http://arc.lib.montana.edu/. n.d. Web.; "What Was There? 69-71 West Broadway". http://buttehistory.blogspot.com/. 25 Nov. 2013. Web. Demolished 1901 - Masonic Temple, 314 W Park St, Butte, MontanaEngineering News 16 May 1901: 173. 1901 - Thornton Hotel, 65 E Broadway St, Butte, MontanaImprovement Bulletin 30 March 1901: 18. 1902 - Billings City Hall, 2812 1st Ave N, Billings, MontanaImprovement Bulletin 30 Nov. 1901: 20. Demolished 1902 - Kohrs Memorial Library, 501 Missouri Ave, Deer Lodge, MontanaAmerican Architect and Building News 17 May 1902: x. 1902 - Austin North House, 622 N 29th St, Billings, MontanaNorth, Austin House NRHP Nomination. 1976. 1903 - Montana Building, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri"Montana at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition". Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana. Vol. 6. 1907. Demolished in 1904 1904 - Ignatius D. O'Donnell House, 105 Clark Ave, Billings, MontanaO'Donnell, I. D. House NRHP Nomination. 1977. 1905 - Stapleton Block, 104 N Broadway, Billings, MontanaImprovement Bulletin 11 March 1905: 19. 1906 - St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Billings, Montana (J.G. Link Project)
Link & Haire, 1906-1925 1907 - Main Hall (West Wing), Montana State Normal School, Dillon, MontanaMontana State Normal School NRHP Nomination. 1980. 1908 - Adams Hotel, 1 Main St, Lavina, MontanaAdams Hotel NRHP Nomination. 2005. 1908 - Bank of Commerce Building, 158 N 9th Ave, Forsyth, MontanaForsyth Main Street Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1990. 1908 - Post Office Building, 14 N 7th St, Miles City, MontanaMain Street Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1989. 1908 - Terry Grade School, Towne Ave, Terry, MontanaGrandey Elementary School NRHP Nomination. 1978. 1909 - Elks Building, 112 N Pattee St, Missoula, MontanaHellgate Lodge 383 BPOE NRHP Nomination. 1990. 1909 - Burr Fisher House, 712 S Willson Ave, Bozeman, MontanaFisher, Burr House NRHP Nomination. 1985. 1909 - Masonic Temple, North 28th Street and Third Avenue, Billings, Montana. 1909 - Masonic Temple, 120—136 E Broadway Ave, Missoula, MontanaMasonic Lodge NRHP Nomination. 1990. 1910 - First National Bank Building, 519 Main St, Miles City, Montana 1910 - Holy Rosary Hospital, 310 N. Jordan Ave, Miles City, MontanaHoly Rosary Hospital NRHP Nomination. 2008. 1910 - John M. Keith House, 1110 Gerald Ave, Missoula, MontanaKeith, John M. House NRHP Nomination. 1983. 1910 - Masonic Temple, 2806 3rd Ave N, Billings, MontanaMasonic Temple NRHP Nomination. 1986. 1912 - Cell Block No. 1, Montana State Prison, 925 Main St, Deer Lodge, MontanaMontana Territorial and State Prison NRHP nomination. 1976. 1912 - Granite County Courthouse, 220 N Sansome St, Philipsburg, MontanaHistoric Resources of Philipsburg, Montana NRHP Nomination. 1986. 1913 - Carnegie Library, 314 McLeod St, Big Timber, MontanaCarnegie Public Library NRHP Nomination. 2005. 1913 - Rosebud County Courthouse, 1250 Main St, Forsyth, MontanaRosebud County Courthouse NRHP Nomination. 1986. 1914 - Montana Power Building, 113-115 Broadway, Billings, MontanaConstruction News 3 Jan. 1914: 20. 1916 - Fallon County Jail, 723 S Main St, Baker, MontanaFallon County Jail NRHP Nomination. 1998. 1916 - John C. Huntoon House, 722 W Water St, Lewistown, MontanaHuntoon Residence NRHP Nomination. 1985. 1916 - Rundle Building, 208 5th St S, Glasgow, MontanaRundle Building NRHP Nomination. 2006. 1916 - St. Leo's R. C. Church, 124 W Broadway, Lewistown, MontanaSt. Leo's Catholic Church NRHP Nomination. 1982. 1919 - Algeria Shrine Temple, 340 Neill Ave, Helena, MontanaAlgeria Shrine Temple NRHP Nomination. 1988. 1921 - Mausoleum at the Mountview cemetery, Billings, Montana. 1923 - Montana Life Insurance Building, 404 Fuller Ave, Helena, Montana 1923 - Sundance School, 108 N 4th St, Sundance, WyomingSundance School NRHP Nomination. 1985. 1924 - Renovations to Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park. (Grand Lady of the Lake: The Remarkable Legacy of Yellowstone's Lake Hotel By Michelle Tappen) 1924 - Machine Shop and Storage Garage, Yellowstone National Park, Gardiner, Montana
Link & Rasque, 1925-1926 1926 - Benton County Courthouse, 620 Market St, Prosser, WashingtonBenton County Courthouse NRHP Nomination. 1976. J. G. Link, Inc., 1926-1935 1927 - Richland County Courthouse, 201 W Main St, Sidney, Montana"Richland County". http://www.courthouses.co/. 2011. 1931 - Jackson County Courthouse, 10 S Oakdale Ave, Medford, Oregon"Jackson County". http://www.courthouses.co/. 2015. 1932 - Administration Building, Montana State Prison, 925 Main St, Deer Lodge, MontanaBaumler, Ellen. Dark Spaces: Montana's Historic Penitentiary at Deer Lodge. 2008. 1935 - Industrial Building, Montana State Prison, 925 Main St, Deer Lodge, Montana J. G. Link & Son Company, 1935-1936 1935 - Nurses' Home, St. Luke's Hospital, 1000 Fountain Ter Dr, Lewistown, MontanaBridgemen's Magazine 1935: 803. 1936 - Washakie County Courthouse, 1001 Big Horn Ave, Worland, Wyoming"Washakie County". http://www.courthouses.co/. 2013.
J. G. Link & Company, from 1936 1936 - Big Horn County Courthouse, 121 3rd St W, Hardin, Montana"Big Horn County". http://www.courthouses.co/. 2012. 1937 - Main Building, Lewis and Clark County Hospital, 3404 Cooney Dr, Helena, MontanaBridgemen's Magazine 1937: 665. 1939 - Musselshell County Courthouse, 506 Main St, Roundup, Montana"Musselshell County". http://www.courthouses.co/. 2011. 1946 - Billings Gas Building, 2603 2nd Ave N, Billings, Montana Demolished 1948 - St. Jude Thaddeus R. C. School, 430 7th Ave, Havre, MontanaEngineering News-Record 1 April 1948: 126. 1949 - Butte Civic Center, 1340 Harrison Ave, Butte, MontanaEngineering News-Record 31 March 1949: 96. 1949 - Custer County Courthouse, 1010 Main St, Miles City, Montana 1949 - McCone County Courthouse, 1004 C Ave, Circle, Montana"McCone County". http://www.courthouses.co/. 2011. 1950 - Granite County Hospital, 310 S Sansome St, Philipsburg, MontanaMontana Standard (Butte, MT) 16 Sept. 1950: 14. 1951 - Education Building, Eastern Montana College, Billings, MontanaEngineering News-Record 30 Aug. 1951: 82. Demolished in the 1980s 1954 - A. J. M. Johnson Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MontanaEngineering News-Record 1954: 118. 1954 - North and South Dormitories, Montana Training School, Boulder, MontanaMontana State Training School Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2014. 1961 - Dawson County Courthouse, 207 W Bell St, Glendive, Montana"Dawson County". http://www.courthouses.co/. 2012. 1962 - U. S. Federal Building (Old), 316 N 26th St, Billings, MontanaEngineering News-Record 15 Nov. 1962: 109.
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