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One of Helena’s most storied mansions, this home—built by rancher Louis Stadler in 1886—has a relaxed, airy, yet grand feeling. Unlike many Victorians, the home’s rooms are exceptionally large and elegantly simple in style. The house features 11-foot ceilings, oak and maple hardwood floors, parquet in the entry hall and dining room, beautiful woodwork throughout, massive pocket doors between the 3 main rooms, expansive hallways on first and second floors, and a full basement with an art studio/exercise room and tons of storage. The two living rooms, with a pair of magnificent fireplaces, extend the entire depth of the house and are perfect for entertaining. The second living room features a beautiful ceiling mural created around 1900 by John Schneider, a German-born designer/painter brought to Montana by Copper King William Andrews Clark. The kitchen has been fully remodeled, and there is a built-in china cabinet in the formal dining room. Two of the four bedrooms are exceptionally spacious. The house has a new waterline, recent roof, new wiring, and a new steam boiler. The house’s third floor high-ceilinged attic, currently unfinished, offers an additional 1700 square feet of opportunity. The house has 3 covered porches and a balcony over the front porch. The fully landscaped grounds include raised vegetable beds, raspberry, strawberry, and rhubarb beds, retaining walls built of granite and slate, a shade garden, and expansive lawns, all watered by a sprinkler and drip system. Ideally located in the Upper Westside, 418 West Lawrence is only four blocks from the amenities of Last Chance Gulch/downtown Helena and three blocks to Mount Helena’s exceptional system of hiking and biking trails. The brick carriage house, perhaps the most unusual in Helena, was built by Stadler and his ranching partner Louis Kaufman (who owned the house next door) in the 1890s, and it once spanned the two properties. Today it belongs to 418 West Lawrence and affords an additional 2929 square feet of raw space. A historical note: Stadler and Kaufman were the ranchers to whom Charlie Russell sent his famous watercolor, “Waiting for a Chinook,” depicting the state of the Stadler-Kaufman cattle herd in the brutal winter of 1886-1887.

• Bedrooms
  4
• Bathrooms
  2
• Sq Footage
  5199
• Acres
  0.256
• Days on Market
  126

Additional Features

• Above Grade Finished Area
  3466
• Appliances
  Dryer, Dishwasher, Microwave, Range, Refrigerator, Washer
• Architectural Style
  Victorian
• Association Amenities
  Trails
• Bathrooms Full
  2
• Bathrooms Total Integer
  2
• Bedrooms Total
  4
• Building Area Source
  Public Records
• Building Area Total
  5199
• City
  Helena
• Contract Status Change Date
  2024-05-05
• Cooling
  None
• Cumulative Days On Market
  106
• Directions
  Park Ave, West on Lawrence. House is on the right
• Documents Count
  8
• Flooring
  Hardwood, Partially Carpeted
• Heating
  Baseboard
• Heating
  Yes
• Latitude
  46.590672
• Levels
  Three Or More
• Listing Contract Date
  126
• Listing Key
  1073344029
• List Price
  1149000
• Living Area
  5199
• Living Area Source
  Public Records
• Longitude
  -112.043478
• Lot Size Acres
  0.256
• Lot Size Square Feet
  11151
• MLS Area Major
  Other Counties/ State
• MLS Area Minor
  12 M - Other Montana Counties
• MLS Status
  Active
• Occupant Type
  Owner
• Original List Price
  1225000
• Originating System Name
  S W M T
• Parcel Number
  0000002265
• Parking Features
  No Garage
• Patio And Porch Features
  Balcony, Covered, Patio, Porch
• Photos Count
  71
• Postal Code
  59601
• Property Sub Type
  Single Family Residence
• Property Type
  Residential
• Sewer
  Public Sewer
• Standard Status
  Active
• Stories
  3
• Subdivision Name
  Other
• Tax Annual Amount
  6538
• Tax Legal Description
  HELENA TOWNSITE 1869, S25, T10 N, R04 W, BLOCK 388, LOT 10-A-1, E30 LT 9, 11149 SQUARE FEET, COS 3316611
• Tax Year
  2023
• Unparsed Address
  418 W Lawrence
• Utilities
  Cable Available, Electricity Available, Natural Gas Available, Sewer Available, Water Available
• Waterfront Features
  None
• Water Source
  Public
• Year Built
  1883

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