Paul Clark Home
Home-like accommodations for out of town family of hospitalized patients.
Located just four blocks from
St. James Hospital in historic Butte, Montana
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Home-like accommodations for out of town family of hospitalized patients. |
Serving the need The Associated Charities of Butte was organized during the late 1990's "to help the worthy poor help themselves". While the early group focused on distribution food and clothing to the needy, the children's home at 542 Nevada soon became the pivot of its energies. The present facility was a gift from William A. Clark, in memory of his fourteen-year-old son Paul. Clark's $20,000 gift was augmented by an additional $10,000 and the home begun in 1899, opened in March of 1900. Facilities included an office, reception room, library, dining room, kitchen, baths, dormitories, industrial classroom, a two-ward hospital and a nursery. Another gift of W.A. Clark in 1907 allowed the capacity to 100 children. The expansive, beautifully preserved Classical Revival style complex is now the Paul Clark Home / McDonald's Family Place, which offers home-like accommodations for out of town family of hospitalized patients and out-patients.
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1/13/08